
Cameron Hudson is an analyst and consultant on African peace, security, and governance issues. He was previously a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, where his research focused on the democratic transitions and conflict in the Horn of Africa. Previously, Cameron served as the executive director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide. Cameron also served as the chief of staff to successive presidential special envoys for Sudan during the period of South Sudan’s separation from Sudan and the Darfur genocide. He served during the Bush administration as the director for African affairs on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House. He started his government career as an intelligence analyst in the Africa Directorate at the Central Intelligence Agency. He has also worked in democracy and governance with the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the International Organization on Migration. His commentary on Africa issues has been featured by, among other outlets, the BBC, Al Jazeera, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Voice of America, and National Public Radio. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
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New Military Offensives Put al-Shabab Terrorist Group on the Back Foot
Cameron Hudson in Foreign Policy — February 2, 2023
China has far surpassed the US as an economic player in Africa. Can Biden change that?
Cameron Hudson in USA Today — December 16, 2022
A shift in the US perspective on Africa
Cameron Hudson in Deutsche Welle (DW) — December 16, 2022
US-Africa Summit Ends With Billion-Dollar Pledges, Hints of Biden Visit
Cameron Hudson in Voice of America — December 15, 2022
Biden looks to reassert US influence in Africa with summit
Cameron Hudson in The Hill — December 14, 2022
US-Africa Leaders Summit: Washington ‘playing catch-up’ with Russia and China
Cameron Hudson in Fox News — December 14, 2022
Biden Is Bringing Africa’s Leaders to Washington, Hoping to Impress
Cameron Hudson in New York Times — December 12, 2022
Sudan's transition deal seen as significant, but doubts remain
Cameron Hudson in Al-Monitor — December 5, 2022
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U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: What's On The Agenda?
Event by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Cameron Hudson — December 13, 2022

U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: What's On The Agenda?
Transcript by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Cameron Hudson — December 13, 2022

Minding the Gap at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
Commentary by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Cameron Hudson — December 6, 2022

Unpacking the New U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa
Event by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , Cameron Hudson , Joseph Sany , Zainab Usman , and L. Muthoni Wanyeki — August 24, 2022

The U.S. Toolkit to Address the Military Coup in Sudan
Commentary by Cameron Hudson — May 27, 2022
