Jendayi Frazer
Dr. Jendayi Frazer | |
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United States Ambassador to South Africa | |
In office May 25, 2004 – August 26, 2005 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Cameron R. Hume |
Succeeded by | Eric M. Bost |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Virginia[1] |
Political party | Republican |
Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer (born 1961) is the former U.S.
Background
Before taking on her position in the Bush Administration, Frazer was special assistant to the president and senior director for African affairs on the
Frazer is a specialist in African affairs and international security affairs. During her tenure at the National Security Council, she was instrumental in the decisions that led to establishing the $15 billion President's Emergency Plan for HIV/AID Relief (PEPFAR) as well as the
Frazer's tenure as Assistant Secretary of State was a controversial one: She was considered one of the most powerful and outspoken Assistant Secretaries in the Bush Administration. Yet, an August 2009 report by the State Department's Office of the Inspector General reviewed 50 years of Africa policy and criticized the Africa Bureau describing it as low resourced and being hobbled by low morale, and a lack of qualified personnel and a "failed" public diplomacy program. The report focused on 50 years of the bureau's history and not specifically Frazer's tenure.
Frazer has also been accused
Recent events
On January 7, 2007, Frazer met with
On January 4, 2008, Frazer was sent by President
On April 24, 2008, Frazer noted that
On May 25, 2008, Mugabe delivered a speech that mentioned Frazer in negative terms: "You saw the joy that the British had, that the Americans had, and saw them here through their representatives celebrating and acting as if we [Zimbabwe] are either an extension of Britain or ... America. You saw that little American girl [Frazer] trotting around the globe like a prostitute ..."[15]
As of late October 2008, she has been put in charge of issues concerning the Conflict in North Kivu.
In late August 2009, Frazer criticized the Obama Administration's senior officials statements that they must practice "tough love" with Africans. She asserts that Obama should reorient his administration's policy away from patronizing notions of "tough love" to better emphasize the U.S.'s strategic interests in Africa.
Frazer has been critical of the International Criminal Court, accusing it in 2015 of unfairly targeting African leaders accused of fomenting violence.[16]
On August 8, 2016, Frazer became one of fifty senior national security and government experts to sign a letter highly critical of the Republican candidate for the 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump. The letter stated their belief that Trump was unsuited to assume office, denouncing him as dangerous.
Frazer currently sits on several boards of Non Profit and other organizations, including, the
Quotes
This issue of insurgency is one that continues to trouble me and Africa as a whole. The way forward is development and legitimate opposition, not through picking up arms and insurgency, and it's a message the A.U. needs to make much more loudly to its member states. – Frazer in a press conference discussing instability in the horn of Africa.[1]
References
- ^ "Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer | Profile | Africa Confidential".
- ISBN 9781455540181.
Jendayi knew Kenya. A highly regarded Africanist, she had been my PhD student at Stanford.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ^ US State Department Office of the Inspector General, Report of Inspection: The Bureau of African Affairs Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Report no. ISP-I-09-63, August 2009
- ^ Bob Geldolf, "With Bush In Africa: A Journey Across A Continent and into the Soul of a President," Time (March 10, 2008)
- ^ Kim Ghattas, "Countries that will miss George Bush," BBC News (January 16, 2009), p. 1–3
- ^ John Bolton, Surrender is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad, (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007), p. 347.
- ^ Francavilla, Chiara (6 January 2012). "Wikileaks on Somalia – Public Reluctance, Private Insistence". Think Africa Press. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Frazer, Jendayi. "Al Jazeera Interview". Television Interview. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ McCrummen, Stephanie (2007-01-07). "U.S. Diplomat Meets With Somali Leaders". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
- ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey; Mohammed Ibrahim (2007-01-11). "Islamists Out, Somalia Tries to Rise From Chaos". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
- ^ "U.S. envoy makes surprise visit to Somalia, officials say". CNN. Associated Press. 2007-04-07. Archived from the original on 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
- ^ C Bryson Hull and Barry Moody, "Opposition brushes aside Kibaki offer", Reuters (IOL), January 5, 2008.
- ^ "Mugabe trying to steal election, says U.S. official", CNN, April 24, 2008.
- ^ "Mugabe labels U.S. diplomat a 'prostitute'", CNN, May 26, 2008.
- ^ Frazer, Jendayi (24 July 2015). "Wall Street Journal". Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ "Jendayi E. Frazer". The Aspen Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-05.