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Gayle served as special assistant to the president and senior director for African Affairs at the National Security Council from 1998-2001, and as senior advisor to the administrator and chief of staff of the U.S. Agency for International Development from 1994-1998. Smith was based in Africa for over 20 years as a journalist.
“Always intelligent and provocative, as well as disciplined and civil. A stimulating way to spend an evening.”
- The Wall Street Journal
Smith, Gayle
Debate: Aid to Africa is Doing More Harm Than Good
Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and Director of the International Rights and Responsibilities Program and Energy Opportunity Program
