Robin Renee Sanders (born 1954) is the former U.S. Ambassador to the

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(Congo-Brazzaville) from 2003 to 2005, and to Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. She is a 2010 D.Sc. graduate of Robert Morris University and served as Deputy Commandant at the Eisenhower Resource College at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. She has received numerous awards on her work with and advocacy for African small businesses and African Diaspora issues, and six awards from the United States Department of State. She also served twice as the Director for Africa at the National Security Council at the White House, and received the medal of honor from the President of the Republic of Congo.

Early life and education

Sanders was born in 1954 and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from

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, and Master of Arts in International Relations and Africa Studies and a Master of Science in Communications Ohio University in

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. She received her doctorate degree in Information Systems and Communications from Robert Morris University.

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