David R. Smock
Vice President, Center for Mediation and Conflict
Resolution
Religion and Peacemaking Center of Innovation
Africa | Religion and Religious Conflict | Ethnic Conflict | Mediation
Phone: (202) 429-3843
E-mail: dsmock@usip.org
David R. Smock is the vice president of the Institute's Center for Mediation and Conflict
Resolution and associate vice president of the Religion and Peacemaking program, one of the Centers
of Innovation. Previously he served as director of the USIP's Grant Program and coordinator of
Africa activities.
He has worked on African issues for more than 30 years and lived in Africa for 11 years. As a staff
member of the Ford Foundation from 1964 to 1980, he served in Ghana, Kenya, Lebanon, Nigeria and
New York.
From 1980 to 1986, Smock served concurrently as director of the South African Education Program, a
scholarship program that brings black South African students to U.S. universities and vice
president for program development and research for the Institute of International Education. After
serving as executive associate to the president of the United Church of Christ from 1986 to 1989,
Smock became executive director of International Voluntary Services, supervising development
projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
He received an M.Div. from New York Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in anthropology from Cornell
University.
Publications:
Available on usip.org