David H. Shinn is an American diplomat and professor
Education
Shinn received his Bachelor of Arts (1962), Master of Arts (1963), and Doctor of Philosophy (1980) from. He also received a certificate in African Studies from Northwestern University and was diplomat-in-residence at University of California, Los Angeles and Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Career
He is an Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at The George Washington University"s Elliott School of International Affairs. His diverse career in the foreign service of the United States has included ambassadorships to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso. Shinn is also a frequent commentator in the news media on political issues, and has provided consultancy to the United States. government on Horn of Africa related matters as well as Sino-African relations.
(1962), Master of Arts Shinn served for 37 years in the United States Foreign Service with assignments at embassies in Lebanon, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritania, Cameroon, Sudan, and as ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia.
Shinn is active in several non-governmental organizations focused on the Horn of Africa and the African Great Lakes region. He serves on the Board of Directors for Adeso, an non-governmental organization founded by the Somali environmentalist Fatima Jibrell.
lieutenant conducts programs in Somalia, Kenya and South Sudan. Additionally, Shinn is on the Board of Directors of the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation.