Joyce Ellen Leader
Encyclopedia
Joyce Ellen Leader is a former American
foreign service
officer who served as the American ambassador
to Guinea
from 1999 to 2000. She succeeded Tibor P. Nagy
and was succeeded by R. Barrie Walkley
. She is a specialist in African and refugee affairs and is currently a visiting scholar at Georgetown University
in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
, and was formerly a Senior Fellow at The Fund for Peace, where she authored "Rwanda’s Struggle for Democracy and Peace, 1991-1994".
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
foreign service
United States Foreign Service
The United States Foreign Service is a component of the United States federal government under the aegis of the United States Department of State. It consists of approximately 11,500 professionals carrying out the foreign policy of the United States and aiding U.S...
officer who served as the American ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
from 1999 to 2000. She succeeded Tibor P. Nagy
Tibor P. Nagy
Tibor P. Nagy is a former American foreign service officer who served as the American ambassador to Guinea and to Ethiopia. He is currently serving as Vice Provost for International Affairs at Texas Tech University, from which he graduated in 1972. He also holds a master's degree from The George...
and was succeeded by R. Barrie Walkley
R. Barrie Walkley
R. Barrie Walkley is a retired American foreign service officer who served as the American ambassador to Guinea and to Sao Tome and Principe . He was called back to service and appointed Chargé d'Affaires for South Sudan at its independence. R. Barrie Walkley (1944-- ) is a retired American...
. She is a specialist in African and refugee affairs and is currently a visiting scholar at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service is a school within Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States. Jesuit priest Edmund A...
, and was formerly a Senior Fellow at The Fund for Peace, where she authored "Rwanda’s Struggle for Democracy and Peace, 1991-1994".