Veteran Republican Africa advisor J Peter Pham  who wrote the Africa section of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025  is among those expected to have senior roles in the second Trump administration...
 Veteran Republican Africa advisor J Peter Pham  who wrote the Africa section of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025  is among those expected to have senior roles in the second Trump administration...
	 
    
    
    
			
        
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	     It managed to use its advocates in the US Senate to block the appointment of Africa specialist Peter Pham as Assistant Secretary for African Affairs in Presidential Donald Trump's administration arguing that he was too pro-Moroccan...
	 
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	      France has expressed confidence in the transition but keeps a low profile  while the United States has sent its West Africa representative Peter Pham to Bamako with a message of support...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
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	     Peter Pham  met with Tshisekedi on February 12 and expressed disappointment with the DRC government's anti-corruption efforts to date...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Peter Pham  a scholar at the think-tank  the Atlantic Council  who had been vetted for appointment to Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs before being ruled out because of an association with Morocco's stance on the Western Sahara issue  was thought to be angling for Sartor's job...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     'Kenya is certainly on the shortlist' (for a US trade deal)  says Peter Pham  head of the Africa programme at Washington's Atlantic Council think-tank  and a well-connected Republican party insider...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Significantly  Peter Pham  who is Trump's choice for Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs  co-chaired the Atlantic Council Task Force with Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates  who was Chargé d'Affaires to Sudan in 2011-12 and former Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities of the US Africa Command...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Peter Pham  who is likely to be the next Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (see Box  Roll call of the Trumpeteers)  is outside these discussions  despite his deep interest in security...
 After which the name of Peter Pham  Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council  would invariably come up as the most likely choice as the next Assistant Secretary for African Affairs...
	 
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	     Also important will be Peter Pham  a Republican supporter and head of Africa policy at the Atlantic Centre: he wants a much better coordinated policy on Islamism in Sudan and Somalia (AC Vol 51 No 22  Jarch Capital has friends in the South)...