Herman Jay "Hank" Cohen (born February 10, 1932) is an American diplomat who served as

United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs The Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs is the head of the Bureau of African Affairs, within the United States Department of State, who guides operation of the U.S. diplomatic establishment in the countries of sub-Saharan Afri ...

from 1989 to 1993.

Career

Herman Jay Cohen, born in

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on February 10, 1932, received a BA in political science from the

City College of New York The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, Cit ...

in 1953. He then joined the

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, serving until 1955. He received an MA in international relations from

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in 1962. He served in the Foreign Service as a consular officer, attaché, and political counselor until his appointment to the post of

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Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...

and

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

in 1977, serving until 1980. He later served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research from 1980-1984, a

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and Senior Director for Africa on the

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from 1987-1989, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1989-1993. After leaving government, Cohen served as a senior advisor to the Global Coalition for Africa before becoming a professorial lecturer at

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for twelve years. Currently he is president and CEO of Cohen and Woods International. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Hyperdynamics Oil and Gas and as a consultant for

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Hank Cohen's Africa Blog
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