Princeton Lyman
Ambassador Princeton Lyman
Special Envoy for Sudan
In his new capacity, Ambassador Lyman will oversee the Administration’s support for full implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan, reduced tensions between northern and southern Sudan, the birth of an independent South Sudan on July 9, 2011, and a definitive end to the conflict in Darfur. Previously, Ambassador Princeton N. Lyman was an adjunct senior fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He was also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Ambassador Lyman’s career in government included assignments as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa (1981–86), U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria (1986–89), Director of Refugee Programs (1989–92), Ambassador to South Africa (1992–95), and Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1996–98). He also served as Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 1976 to 1978. As of 7/19/11
