Background
Matthews, Daniel George was born on December 18, 1932 in Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States. Son of George Daniel and Evelyn (Goodrich) Matthews.
Matthews, Daniel George was born on December 18, 1932 in Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States. Son of George Daniel and Evelyn (Goodrich) Matthews.
Student, George Washington University, 1956—1964. Student, United States Foreign Service Institute, 1960—1964.
Analyst, Virginia, 1953—1954, Washington, 1953—1954. Library assistant cataloging United States department, 1954—1963. Editor-in-chief African Bibliographical Center, 1963—1983, executive director, 1966—1983.
Intelligence and research specialist, 1964—1966. Editorial consultant Greenwood Press, New York City, from 1967. Member executive committee coordinating council International Educational Exchange, 1969—1987.
President Washington Task Force on African Affairs, 1969—1979, African Communications Liaison Service, 1979—1984. Program director Soythern African Development Documentation and Information Exchange, 1979—1983. Lecturer, consultant to academy institutions Africana collections & United States Foreign Policy, 1980—1990.
Vice president Afritec consultant firm, 1983—1985. Director Congressional AfricanPprogram International Center Dynamics Development, 1989—1990. Partner The Matthews Associates.
Editorial board member African Books in Print, Ife, Nigeria. Editor Africa Insider, African Foreign Affairs, African Affairs General Reader, 1967. Biweekly newsletter United States-African Relations.
With Army of the United States, 1950—1953. Editor-in-chief A Current Bibliography on African Affairs, 1963—1984. Member Current Themes African History Studies, 1970.
Editor emeritus A Current Bibliography on African Affairs, from 1984. Acting American director United States-South Africa Leader Exchange Program, 1987—1988, board directors, 1980—1990. Member Economic Commission Africa's Pan African Development Information System, 1979—1982, North American Liaison Organization African Unity/United Nations.
Board directors International Center Dynamics Development, 1985—1990. Chairman executive committee, United States-South Africa Leader Exchange Program, 1985—1987. Director ICDD Congressional Africa Program, 1989—1990.
President International Center Development Initiatives, 1991—1993. Executive director Operation Hunger, 1992—1993.
Member Executive Committee coordinating county International Ednl. Exch., 1969-1987; member Economics Commision on Africa"s Pan AfricanDevel. Information System, 1979-1982.
Board of directors United States-South Africa Leader Exch.
Program, 1980-1990, chairman of the executive committee, 1985-1987. Member American Library Association, African Studies Association (publications committee 1974), African Heritage Studies Association (associate.
Married Linda L. Fink, October 25, 1975. Children: Strelka Jamila, Francesca Alina.