Johnnie Carson

Johnnie Carson (2011)

Johnnie Carson (born April 7, 1943 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American diplomat .

Life

In 1965 Johnnie Carson earned a BA in History and Political Science from Drake University . Until 1975 he studied international relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London and graduated with a Master of Arts . From 1965 to 1968 he worked for the Peace Corps in Tanzania .

In 1968 Carson joined the foreign service. From 1969 to 1971 he was accredited in Nigeria . From 1971 to 1974 he was employed by the intelligence service at the United States Department of Defense . From 1975 to 1978 he was accredited in Mozambique . From 1978 to 1979, Carson served as a staff clerk with a secretary of state. From 1979 to 1982 he was Chief Executive Officer of the US House of Representatives Africa Committee . Carson was accredited in Portugal from 1982 to 1986 and in Botswana from 1986 to 1990 . From 1997 to 1999, Carson was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Africa division of the US State Department . From 2003 to 2006, Carson was Vice President of the National Defense University in Washington. Carson served on the National Intelligence Council from September 2006 to March 2009 . In March 2009, appointed Barack Obama Johnnie Carson on Secretary of State for African Affairs ( Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs ); he resigned from this office in March 2013.

Carson is married with three children and lives in Reston .

Commons : Johnnie Carson - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

predecessor	Office	successor
John Andrew Burroughs Jr.	US Ambassador to Kampala 1991-1994	E. Michael Southwick
Edward G. Lanpher	US Ambassador to Harare 1995 to 1997	Tom McDonald
Prudence Bushnell	US Ambassador to Nairobi 1999 to 2003	William M. Bellamy
Jendayi Frazer	Assistant Secretary of State for Africa March 2009 to date