Conference Program - Sudan Studies Association
Conference Program - Sudan Studies Association
Conference Program - Sudan Studies Association
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Saturday, May 25, 2013<br />
Keynote Speaker: Jon Temin, Director of South and South <strong>Sudan</strong> <strong>Program</strong>,<br />
United States institute of Peace<br />
Jon Temin is the director of the United States Institute of Peace's Horn of Africa<br />
program, which focuses on helping to end <strong>Sudan</strong>, South <strong>Sudan</strong> and Somalia’s<br />
multiple conflicts and prevent new violence. Mr. Temin also follows developments<br />
elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, with a current focus on Mali. He travels to <strong>Sudan</strong>,<br />
South <strong>Sudan</strong>, and other countries in the region frequently to assess developments<br />
and meet with government officials, civil society leaders and diplomats. Mr. Temin’s<br />
commentary on Africa issues has been featured by, among other outlets, the BBC,<br />
Al Jazeera, The Washington Post, ForeignPolicy.com, Voice of America and National<br />
Public Radio. He has also testified before the US Senate Committee on Foreign<br />
Relations on <strong>Sudan</strong> and South <strong>Sudan</strong>.<br />
Prior to joining USIP in January 2009, Mr. Temin spent<br />
five years with the non-governmental organization<br />
CHF International designing development and peacebuilding<br />
programs throughout Africa and elsewhere.<br />
He has working experience in more than a dozen<br />
countries across Africa, Latin America and Eastern<br />
Europe. Mr. Temin is the author of numerous articles<br />
focusing on Africa, conflict and governance which<br />
have appeared in, among other publications, African<br />
Affairs, Review of African Political Economy, Journal of<br />
Peacebuilding and Development, and the Georgetown<br />
Journal of International Affairs. He has also authored<br />
multiple reports for USIP. Mr. Temin holds a B.A. from Swarthmore College and an<br />
M.A. in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced<br />
International <strong>Studies</strong>. He is a former Fulbright Fellow in Ghana, where he<br />
worked with the Ghana Center for Democratic Development on monitoring media<br />
coverage of the 2000 elections.<br />
USIP is the independent, nonpartisan conflict management<br />
center created by Congress to prevent and mitigate international<br />
conflict without resorting to violence. USIP works<br />
to save lives, increase the government’s ability to deal with<br />
conflicts before they escalate, reduce government costs, and<br />
enhance our national security.<br />
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