Chester A. Crocker
Member of the Board of Directors; Chairman 1992-2004
Chester A. Crocker is the James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies at Georgetown University where his teaching and research focus on conflict management and regional security issues. He served as chairman of the board of the United States Institute of Peace (1992-2004), and continues as a member of its board.
From 1981-1989, he was U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs. As such, he was the principal diplomatic architect and mediator in the prolonged negotiations among Angola, Cuba, and South Africa that led to Namibia’s transition to independence, and to the withdrawal of Cuban forces from Angola. He serves on the boards of ASA Ltd., a NYSE-listed, closed-end fund focused on gold mining; Universal Corporation, Inc., a leading independent trading company in tobacco, agricultural and lumber products; Good Governance Group Ltd; and First Africa Holdings Ltd. He serves on the advisory board of the National Defense University in Washington.
Available on usip.org:
- Leashing the Dogs of War: USIP Releases Latest Text in Seminal Series on Conflict Resolution
Online Press Kit, January 2007
- USIP Releases Latest Text in Seminal Series on Conflict Resolution
News Release, February 21, 2007
- Books by Chester A. Crocker from USIP Press Bookstore
- Changing of the Guard: Veteran board chairman Chester Crocker steps down; energy industry consultant J. Robinson West assumes Institute leadership
Peace Watch, August/September 2004
- Address to the Board: The Growth of a Unique Federal Agency
August 4, 2004
- Another Main Chance for American Leadership
Chester Crocker and Richard Solomon, Peace Watch, October/December 2002
- Religion, Nationalism, and Peace in Sudan
Event Transcript, September 16, 1997
- Western Sahara: Crocker Helps Seek Settlement of Conflict
Peace Watch, June 1997
