Princeton Nathan Lyman (born November 20, 1935 in San Francisco, California) is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Nigeria (1986-89) and South Africa (1992-95), and former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1996–98[1]). He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Aspen Institute, and is Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies with the Council on Foreign Relations.[2]
Mr. Lyman has a bachelor's degree from the University of California and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. [3]
In January, 2010, Lyman weighed in in opposition to using the U.S. Alien Tort Statute in federal court to gain reparations for South African workers, from corporations who operated in South Africa during the apartheid era.[4]
In January, 2011, Lyman, who has acted for the US government in mediation talks between the north and south of Sudan will be in Sudan for the independence referendum of Southern Sudan [5]
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jonathan Moore |
Director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs September 5, 1989 – June 15, 1992 |
Succeeded by Warren Zimmermann |
| Preceded by Douglas J. Bennet |
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs March 18, 1997 – October 22, 1998 |
Succeeded by David Welch |