Robin Sanders (US Ambassador)

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Robin Renee Sanders is the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria. She was appointed by President George W. Bush November 19, 2007.

Prior to her appointment as ambassador, she served as the International Advisor and Deputy Commandant of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces which is one of the U.S. military’s premier colleges at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Prior to that she served as Ambassador to the Republic of Congo (2002-2005) and as Director for Public Diplomacy for Africa for the U.S. State Department (2000-2002).

She served twice as the Director for Africa at the National Security Council at the White House (under President George H. W. Bush from 1988 to 1989, and President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 1999). From 1996 to 1997, she was the Special Assistant for Latin America, Africa, and International Crime for the Undersecretary for Political Affairs at the State Department. from 1994 to 1996 she served as the Chief of Staff and Senior Foreign Policy Advisor for a member of the House International Relations Committee.

Ambassador Sanders holds a Master of Art degree in International Relations and Africa Studies, and a Masters of Science degree in Communications and Journalism from Ohio University. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Hampton University.