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Walter H. Kansteiner, III
Walter Kansteiner has more than twenty years experience
with African and emerging market business issues and has advised corporations on
a wide range of mergers, acquisitions, and privatizations throughout Africa. Mr.
Kansteiner served three years as Assistant Secretary of State for African
Affairs, in which capacity, he was responsible for U.S. foreign policy in
Africa. He was also the President’s personal representative to the G8 Africa
Process. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Kansteiner was Executive Vice President
of a commodity trading and processing company that specialized in tropical
commodities (coffee, cocoa and sugar). In addition to his business experience in
emerging markets, Mr. Kansteiner served in the U.S. government as the Director
of African Affairs on the National Security Council staff. He also served as the
Africa specialist on the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff, and with
the Department of Defense as a member of the strategic minerals task force. He
holds graduate degrees in international economics and ethics from American
University and Virginia Theological Seminary, respectively. He is a member of
the Council on Foreign Relations, chairs the Africa Policy Advisory Panel (a
congressionally-mandated advisory group) and serves on various boards in the
U.S. and Africa.
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