Robert E. Gribbin
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Location | Springfield, VA |
| Introduction | Now mostly retired, I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya, then served for thirty-five years in the U.S. Foreign Service, including postings in fifteen African countries and on delegations to the UN general Assembly and UN Human Rights Commission. I wrote a book - In the Aftermath of Genocide: the U.S. Role in Rwanda - about my experiences as U.S. Ambassador in Rwanda (1996-99) and an earlier novel - State of Decay - set in the Central African Republic, where I was also ambassador. I also wrote Murder in Mombasa, a mystery set in Kenya, The Last Rhino which is set in the Congo, and The Serpent of the Nile, a tale of South Sudan. My latest novel is Finding Kony, a recounting of the ravages of the Lord's Resistance Army and the vanishing of its messianic leader Josephy Kony. These days I write and teach and occasionally take on short term assignments for the Department of State. |