Whitaker to discuss U.S. policy toward Africa for Great Decisions

Beth Whitaker, associate professor of political science and public administration, will discuss U.S. policy toward Africa as the second speaker in the 2015 Great Decisions Lecture Series. The free, public presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21, at UNC Charlotte Center City.

Whitaker’s research focuses on African international relations, with an emphasis on migration and security issues. As a Fulbright Scholar in Kenya in 2005-06, she conducted research on U.S.-Kenyan relations in the context of the “war on terror.” She also has done field research in Tanzania and Botswana. Prior to her work at UNC Charlotte, she held positions at the Brookings Institution and the American Council on Education and has been a consultant for the U.S. Department of State, the Social Science Research Council, the United Nations Foundation, and Save the Children Fund.

The Office of International Programs coordinates the annual Great Decisions lecture series for the Charlotte community in January and February to discuss issues foreign policy issues selected as pressing by the Foreign Policy Association. The series is coordinated in collaboration with Charlotte Country Day School and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte.

More information, including registration, is available online.