Biography
Ambassador (Dr.) Robin
Renee Sanders Former U.S. AMBASSADOR TO Nigeria
& ECOWAS ; Republic OF cONGO; Present: CEO FE3DS, LLC; Founder
FEEEDS Initiative, Adjunct Professor Robert Morris University
Ambassador
(Dr.) Robin Renee Sanders is CEO of the FEEEEDS Advocacy Initiative and owns
FE3DS, LLC both which work on economic development and business strategies for
Africa. The FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative also publishes the @the FEEEDS® Index, which provides polling data from African respondents on key national issues. Ambassador Sanders holds a Doctorate Degree in Information Systems and Communications from Pittsburgh's Robert Morris. Prior to becoming CEO-FEEEDS, she served as the U.S. Ambassador to several countries
(Nigeria and Republic of Congo) and U.S. Permanent Representative to the West
African Regional Organization ECOWAS. As an academic while serving in the U.S.
Diplomatic Service, Dr. Sanders was the International Affairs Advisor and
Deputy Commander of the Eisenhower Resource College of the National Defense
University. A noted international lecturer, she has taught International and
African Affairs, National Security Strategies, and Human Cultural
Communication. Her other areas of expertise are election and democratic
processes, food security, education, and the environment. Sanders served twice
as Africa Director at the National Security Council at the White House, and is
currently a Visiting Scholar under the CIC Woodrow Wilson Program and at
Nigeria's National Defense College. Her business expertise lies in the areas of
agriculture, aviation security, housing, Information Technology, Small-Medium
Enterprises, and health systems. Ambassador Sanders serves on U.S. EXIM Bank
and the U.S. Trade Representative Africa Advisory Committees; and is a member
of Human Rights Watch and the prestigious Academy of Diplomacy of former U.S. Ambassadors. Dr. Sanders is a regular Africa subject
matter expert for Al Jazeera America, Al Jazeera English, ARISE TV, and has appeared on CNN International, This Week's ABC News, and served as an expert witness before the United States Congress on African issues.
In addition to her doctorate degree, Ambassador
Sanders also holds both a Masters of Art and a Masters of Science degree from Ohio University respectively in
International Relation-Africa Studies, and Communications, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Hampton
University. Sanders is currently U.S. Director of and Board Member for Songhai Integrative System – a
leading African smart food security and smart environment center. Sanders’ FEEEDS® Advocacy
Initiative focuses and works on the key global issues of food security (agriculture),
education, environment-energy, economics, development and self-help,
particularly for SMEs, or what she calls the FEEEDS issues. She is a RMU and Smithsonian African Art Museum Trustee, a Global
Advisor for Operation Hope and Center for Diaspora Culture & Understanding and has written a book, The Legendary Uli Women of Nigeria, on
the importance of African socio-economic communication expressions. Sanders is the recipient of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff Civilian Honor Award (one of the highest U.S.
military civilian honor awards); three State Department Superior Honor Awards;
four State Department Meritorious Honor Awards; the “Medal of Honor” from the
President of the Republic of Congo; several citations in Who’s Who in
America; and, received several leadership honors as CEO-FEEEDS such as the African
Advocacy Impact, the Diaspora Leader, and Diplomatic Leader Awards. She is a member of the U.S. National
Honor and Scholar Society for her public policy and academic work. Her other diplomatic
overseas postings have included the Dominican Republic, Portugal, Sudan,
Namibia, and Senegal, with missions to Angola, South Africa, DRC, Cameroon,
Botswana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Zambia, and Benin. Sanders speaks some French, Spanish
and Portuguese. Articles written by Dr. Sanders can be found on: www.blogitrrs.blogspot.com, www.huffingtonpost.com, www.foodsecurity.asc.uk, follow her on www.twitter.com/@rrsafrica or visit the FEEEDS and FE3DS website at http/:ambassadorrobinreneesanders.com.
