Ambassador Horace G. Dawson, Jr., Ph.D.
Director

From 1962 to 1989, Dr. Dawson, a former professor of English, was a member of the US Foreign Service, during which time he served as Cultural Affairs Officer or Public Affairs Officer in such countries as Uganda, Nigeria, Liberia and the Philippines. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter appointed him Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana, where he remained until 1983. He received the USIA Superior Service Honor Award on three occasions. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, a master's degree from Columbia University, and a bachelor's degree from Lincoln University (Pa), which also awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1990.

Harold A. Scott, Jr., Ph.D.
Deputy Director

Dr. Scott came to Howard in 2001 after nine years on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Scott earned both a Ph.D. and a M.S. in applied history and social science at Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.A. in history from Clark-Atlanta University. His research and teaching interest include US national security policy, the use of intelligence in foreign policy decision-making and the use of history in public policy analysis.

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Kali C. Jones, J.D., M.S.P.H.
Associate Director

Ms. Jones joined the Bunche Center in 2000 as Associate Director for Programs. She is a graduate of Howard University. She holds a J.D. and an MSPH in environmental health services, both from Tulane University. Ms. Jones served as a health consultant with the Peace Corps in Madagascar.

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Ambassador George E. Moose
Senior Fellow in International Affairs

Ambassador George E. Moose is Howard University's first Senior Fellow in International Affairs. He was recently promoted o "Career Ambassador", the services most senior rank. A native of New York, he grew up in Denver, Colorado. He is a product of Grinnell College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1966, and the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Moose entered the Foreign Service in 1967 and served in Vietnam and Barbados before taking on several high level positions in Washington, including that of analyst in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and Special Assistant to he the Under Secretary for Political Affairs. He has served as Ambassador to International Organizations in Geneva.

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Betty J. Aikens, M.Ed.
Study Abroad Coordinator

Ms. Aikens began her professional career over twenty years ago at Howard University. Before joining the Bunche Center, Ms. Aikens served as an academic counselor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Educational Advisory Center. She also directed the Domestic and International Exchange Programs in the Office of Enrollment Management. Ms. Aikens earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Howard University.

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June Carter-Perry
Diplomat in Residence

Ms. Perry entered the US Foreign Service in 1983 subsequent to serving as Director of Public Affairs for the Peace Corps and Action agencies. Before her assignment at Howard and the Bunche Center as Diplomat-in-Residence, Ms. Perry served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge' d'Affaires at the American Embassies in Madagascar and the Central African Republic. Among her previous assignments were service as Chief of Internal Political Affairs at the US Embassy in Paris, Acting Director of the Political-Military Policy Office and Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State. A recipient of State Department Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards, she has also served in Zambia and Zimbabwe and is a graduate of the Senior Seminar, the government's highest level foreign and national security affairs executive development program. Ms. Perry received the Distinguished Alumna Award from Loyola University, Chicago, where she earned her B.A. Her M.A. in history is from the University of Chicago. A former lecturer at the undergraduate and graduate levels at the University of Maryland, and an instructor at North Carolina A&T University, Ms. Perry is a 2002-2003 Visiting Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Princeton.

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Howard Hardy
Special Projects Officer

Mr. Hardy, a Howard alumnus, returned to his alma mater upon retiring from the US Foreign Service in 1988. His diplomatic career with the US Information Agency and Service spanned some thirty-eight years and took him to an extraordinarily wide range of countries. Mr. Hardy served in cultural and public affairs positions in Algeria, France, Laos and Switzerland. In 1968-71, he served as Director of the American Cultural Center in Paris. In Washington, DC he served as Director of Cultural Centers, Senior Advisor and Coordinator for UNESCO Affairs, Deputy Director of West African Educational and Cultural Programs, and as Deputy Executive Director of the Board of Examiners (USIA). In retirement, Mr. Hardy has remained involved in USIA and State Department recruitment and examinations. At Howard, he serves as consultant to the Patricia Roberts Harris Public Affairs Program and Special Projects Officer in the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center.

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Carolyn King
Administrative Assistant

Ms. King is the coordinator for the Patricia Roberts Harris Public Affairs Internship Program. She also serves as the Bunche Center's Webmaster. Ms. King earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and economics from the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Before joining the Bunche Center, she lived in Nairobi, Kenya' Cairo, Egypt; and Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She wrote and published a bi-weekly American Embassy Community Newsletter fro the diplomatic community in Abidjan as the Community Liaison Officer, taught English as a second language at the Academy International School in Cote d'Ivoire, and managed the American Recreational Club for the American Embassy in Abidjan.

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Joyce Clark Stewart
Administrative Assistant

Ms. Clark has been an Administrative Assistant at the Bunche Center since May 1998. That same month, she graduated from Howard University with a B.A. degree in political science. At the Center, Ms. Clark serves as principal receptionist, supervisor of student assistants and co-manager of the Center's accounts and supplies. As a Howard student, she had internship experiences in the office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and the White House office of Cabinet Affairs. Ms. Clark plans to become a US Foreign Service Officer.

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