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Ambassador Herman J. "Hank" Cohen, who worked with both American Presidents and African leaders, analyzes the latest in African political and economic development.
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On Cohen's right is Isayas Afwerki, President of Eritrea....
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Books. Africa, You Have a Friend in Washington (New...
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President and CEO, Cohen and Woods International (1994-2021)...
- US Policy Toward Africa: Eight Decades of Realpolitik
Herman Cohen draws on both the documentary record and his...
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Herman Jay "Hank" Cohen (born February 10, 1932) is an American diplomat who served as United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1989 to 1993.
Jan 16, 2024 · Now-retired US diplomat Herman Cohen (right) meets future South African President F.W. de Klerk at a Durban hotel room in 1989. The following year, de Klerk freed Nelson Mandela from prison; the two men jointly received the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.
Feb 5, 2020 · Herman J. Cohen (‘Hank’) has just published U.S. Policy Toward Africa: Eight Decades of Realpolitik, covering fourteen U.S. administrations. It is hard to think of anyone as qualified as...
Sep 2, 2020 · Herman Cohen held numerous Africa posts, including serving as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs under President George H. W. Bush. Cohen’s most recent work traces U.S. foreign policy in Africa from Franklin Roosevelt to Donald Trump, intertwining historical files and personal insights to weave a picture of what the author ...
Jan 3, 2020 · Herman J. Cohen was a member of the US Foreign Service for thirty-eight years, posted to embassies in France, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. He was US ambassador to Senegal and The Gambia and served as assistant secretary of state for Africa under President George H. W. Bush.
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Aug 11, 2020 · Cohen is a retired U.S. diplomat who devoted most of his career in the State Department and the White House to Africa. His comprehensive political history of U.S.-African relations carefully chronicles American policy on the continent across successive presidencies, from the administration of Franklin Roosevelt to that of Donald Trump.
