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Foreign Relations of the United States Series: Southern Africa, 1969-1976

The Wilson Center's Cold War International History Project in collaboration with the Africa Program presents a panel discussion on the the newly released Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXVIII, Southern Africa.

Date & Time

Wednesday
Sep. 14, 2011
4:00pm – 5:30pm ET

Location

6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Overview

The Wilson Center's Cold War International History Proejct (CWIHP) in collaboration with the Africa Program presents a panel discussion with U.S. Department of State Historian Myra Burton on the the newly released Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXVIII, Southern Africa. The volume was compiled and edited by Burton and contains four chapters (Regional Issues, Portuguese Africa, Angola, and Independence Negotiations), each documenting a segment of U.S. policy toward Southern Africa during the presidencies of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. The documentation reveals that both presidents pursued policies designed to maintain stability in the region and to avoid domestic and international criticism of U.S. ties to the white minority-led regimes in South Africa and Southern Rhodesia.

Joining Burton on the panel is Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar Anna-Mart van Wyk.

Steve McDonald, director of the Wilson Center's Africa Program will chair this event.

To read the volume in full visit: www.history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v28.  

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Cold War International History Project

The Cold War International History Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War. Through an award winning Digital Archive, the Project allows scholars, journalists, students, and the interested public to reassess the Cold War and its many contemporary legacies. It is part of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program.  Read more

Africa Program

The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and US-Africa relations, build mutually beneficial US-Africa relations, and enhance knowledge and understanding about Africa in the United States. The Program achieves its mission through in-depth research and analyses, public discussion, working groups, and briefings that bring together policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts to analyze and offer practical options for tackling key challenges in Africa and in US-Africa relations.    Read more

History and Public Policy Program

The History and Public Policy Program makes public the primary source record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world, facilitates scholarship based on those records, and uses these materials to provide context for classroom, public, and policy debates on global affairs.  Read more

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