Professor Jendayi Frazer speaks at Carnegie Mellon’s University Lecture Series, “In Africa’s Hands,” September 20, 2010

Jendayi Frazer, Distinguished Service Professor, and award recipient of the Distinction of Dame Grand Commander in the Humane Order of African Redemption, was first captivated by sub-Saharan Africa through literature. Her oldest sister introduced her to the works of African authors Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka in high school, which set in motion a professional career focused on the continent. In her Journeys lecture, which also reflects the title of Frazer’s forthcoming book about her government service during the George W. Bush Administration, Frazer will describe the experiences on the continent that have shaped her foreign policy philosophy of embracing African expertise and elevating African leaders to address problems on the continent.