Background
Robinson, Leonard Harrison was born on April 21, 1943 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Leonard Harrison and Winnie Cornelia (Thomas) Robinson.
business executive government consultant
Robinson, Leonard Harrison was born on April 21, 1943 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Leonard Harrison and Winnie Cornelia (Thomas) Robinson.
National Science Foundation certified, Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1959; Bachelor, Ohio State University, 1964; postgraduate, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1966-1967; postgraduate, American U., 1982-1989; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1991; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Shaw U., Raleigh, North Carolina, 1983; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Huston-Tillotson College, 1991.
Volunteer, Peace Corps., Bihar, India, 1964-1966;
associate director for India, Peace Corps, Madras, 1967-1970;
director recruitment, Peace Corps., Washington, 1970-1971;
director inner-city programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1971-1972;
director management, Family Planning International Assistance, New York City, 1972-1974;
Africa director, Family Planning International Assistance, Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya, 1974-1977;
task force director, United States House Representatives, Washington, 1977-1978;
director population Africa, Agency for International Development, Washington, 1978-1979;
director International Development Center, Battelle Institute, Washington, 1979-1983;
deputy assistant secretary, senior executive service, Department State, Washington, 1983-1985;
president, African Development Foundation, Washington, 1985-1990;
deputy assistant secretary state, senior executive service, Department State, Washington, 1990-1993;
vice chairman, chief operating officer, Washington Strategic Consulting Group, Inc., Washington, 1993-1997;
founder, president, LHR International Group, Inc., Washington, since 1997;
executive vice president, then president and Chief Executive Officer, National Summit on Africa Secretariat, Washington, since 1997. Consultant area studies U. Missouri Peace Corps, summer 1966. Management analyst ATAC, Washington, 1971.
Member United States presidential delegate to Dakar, Senegal, 1987, to Malawi, Mozambique, and Uganda, September 1988, to Mali, Uganda, and Kenya, December 1988, vice president's visit to Africa, 1991. Honorary consul Government Sao Tome and Principe, since 1996.
Adviser Population Resource Center, New York City, 1978-1982. Adviser international program for health and training, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1980-1984. Vice-chairman New Directions Task Force Republican Party, Montgomery County (Maryland.), 1982-1983.
Advisory county National Council Returned Peace Corps Volumes, since 1987. Board directors Washington Ballet, 1982-1985, 86-91, vice president board directors 1988-1990. Board directors Friends of Smithsonian Museum African Art, Washington, 1982-1984, Coalition for Equitable Representation in Government, Montgomery County, Montgomery County Board Society Superior vena cava syndrome, 1986-1989, Joint Agricultural Consultative Corporation,1985-1986, Alan Gutmacher Institute, 1992-1996, Friends of the University of Natal, South Africa, since 1995.
Member Society International Development (director 1982), American Public Health Association (secretary population section 1979-1981), Council on Foreign Rels., Chamber of Commerce of District of Columbia (dir.1979-1982), Metro Club Washington, Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Pi Phi.
Children: Kimberly Michelle, Rani Craft.