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Posted: November 3rd, 2015

By Ambassador John Campbell

Ambassador John Campbell is the Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).  From 1975 to 2007, Ambassador Campbell served as a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer.  His postings overseas included Nigeria and South Africa.  He is currently working on a book titled Morning in South Africa.

Ambassador John Campbell served as a Foreign Service Officer in South Africa during the transition from apartheid to majority rule.  He told The Cipher Brief that South Africa has undergone immense changes, but more needs to be done to reduce poverty which has led to a recent spike in crime in South Africa.

The Cipher Brief: You were working for the U.S. Department of State in Pretoria in the 1990s during South Africa’s transition from apartheid to majority rule.  What has been the most profound change in South Africa since then?

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