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David H. Shinn
David H. Shinn
19th United States Ambassador to Ethiopia
	In office; 1996–1999
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Tibor P. Nagy, Jr.
Succeeded by	Irvin Hicks
Director for East African Affairs, United States Department of State
	In office; 1993–1996
Deputy Task Force Director and Coordinator for Somalia, United States Department of State
	In office; 1992–1993
United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
	In office; 1987–1990
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Website	http://davidshinn.blogspot.com/

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David H. Shinn (b. 1940, Yakima, Washington) is an Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. His diverse career in the foreign service of the United States has included ambassadorships to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.

Shinn is a frequent commentator in the news media on East African Affairs and is often called to testify in front of the United States Congress on such topics as the Horn of Africa, particularly Sino-African relations, Piracy in Somalia, and Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen.

Shinn received his B.A. (1962), M.A. (1963), and Ph.D. (1980) from George Washington University. He also received a certificate in African Studies from Northwestern University and was diplomat-in-residence at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Shinn served for 37 years in the United States Foreign Service with assignments at embassies in Lebanon, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritania, Cameroon, Sudan, and as ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia.

1995 - International Alumnus of the Year by Phi Theta Kappa, the community college scholastic honor society

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Irvin Hicks	U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia 1996 - 1999	Succeeded by Tibor P. Nagy, Jr.
Preceded by Leonardo Neher	U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso 1987 - 1990	Succeeded by Edward P. Brynn

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 '''David H. Shinn''' (b. 1940, [[Yakima, Washington]]) is an Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at [[The George Washington University|The George Washington University's]] [[Elliott School of International Affairs]].  His diverse career in the [[United_States_Foreign_Service|foreign service]] of the [[United States]] has included [[Ambassador|ambassadorships]] to [[Ethiopia]] and [[Burkina Faso]].
-Shinn is frequent commentator in the news media on [[East Africa|East African Affairs]] and is frequently called to testify in front of the [[United States Congress]] on such topics as the [[Horn of Africa]], particularly [[Sino-African relations]], [[Piracy in Somalia]], and [[Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen]].
+Shinn is a frequent commentator in the news media on [[East Africa|East African Affairs]] and is often called to testify in front of the [[United States Congress]] on such topics as the [[Horn of Africa]], particularly [[Sino-African relations]], [[Piracy in Somalia]], and [[Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen]].
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