Introducing the new United States Ambassador to Swaziland Makila James. Ambassador James is supposed to have arrives in Swaziland on September 8th.
According to www.allgov.com, James has specialized in relations with Africa and the Caribbean. Makila Z. James was nominated by President Obama on February 17, 2012, subject to Senate confirmation, to replace Ambassador Earl M. Irving. She appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 22. Of Africa, James once wrote: “Africa is no easy place to love or know. But if you love her, you will come to know her.”
According to www.allgov.com, James has specialized in relations with Africa and the Caribbean. Makila Z. James was nominated by President Obama on February 17, 2012, subject to Senate confirmation, to replace Ambassador Earl M. Irving. She appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 22. Of Africa, James once wrote: “Africa is no easy place to love or know. But if you love her, you will come to know her.”
One of ten children born to Albert and Eddie Mae James, Makila James was born in July 1957. She earned a B.A. from Cornell University in 1979, where she was a member of the Quill and Dagger honor society, a J.D. from Columbia University Law School, and a Masters in National Security Studies from the National Defense University in 2010.
She and her husband have one son, Mandela! There's no doubt that she has always had a soft spot for Africa!
She and her husband have one son, Mandela! There's no doubt that she has always had a soft spot for Africa!
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