Julius E. Coles
Encyclopedia
Julius E. Coles is the former President of Africare
and is Director of Morehouse College's Andrew Young Center for International Affairs. He has spent over four decades engaged in international development
work in Africa
or for the benefit of African countries.
(1964) and a Master’s of Public Affairs from Princeton University
’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (1966). He has also studied at the University of Geneva
in Switzerland, the U.S. Department of State Foreign Institute’s Senior Seminar, the Federal Executive Institute, and Institut de Francais. Mr. Coles retired from the U.S. Government Foreign Service in 1994 with the rank of Career Minister.
of Senegal as Commander in the Order of Lion (1994).
He is a member of the boards of The African Development Foundation, Health and Development International, [The Mountain Institute]], Andrew Young Center for International Affairs at Morehouse College and Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, Academy for Educational Development . In addition, he was elected as a member of the National Academy of Public Administration, Sigma Pi Phi
fraternity, the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, Rotary Club of Atlanta, Council on Foreign Relations
, the Bretton Woods Committee and has been appointed as a member of the UNESCO
International Commission on the Gorée
Memorial.
Africare
Africare is a non-profit organization based in the United States which provides development aid for Africa. Africare was founded in 1970 by former Peace Corps members who had worked in eastern Niger, as well as a Nigerian diplomat. Africare now provides aid for approximately 25 countries in every...
and is Director of Morehouse College's Andrew Young Center for International Affairs. He has spent over four decades engaged in international development
International development
International development or global development is a concept that lacks a universally accepted definition, but it is most used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development — the development of greater quality of life for humans...
work in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
or for the benefit of African countries.
Biography
Julius E. Coles is the former President of Africare and since 2009 has served as Director of Morehouse College's Andrew Young Center for International Affairs, a position he previously held from 1997-2002. He served as the Director of Howard University’s Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center from 1994-1997. Most of Mr. Coles’ career of some 28 years in the foreign service has been spent as a senior official with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). While with USAID, Mr. Coles was Mission Director in Swaziland and Senegal and served in Vietnam, Morocco, Liberia, Nepal, and Washington, DC. He received a B.A. from Morehouse CollegeMorehouse College
Morehouse College is a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically black college located in Atlanta, Georgia. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Wabash College, Morehouse is one of three remaining traditional men's colleges in the United States....
(1964) and a Master’s of Public Affairs from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (1966). He has also studied at the University of Geneva
University of Geneva
The University of Geneva is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland.It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin, as a theological seminary and law school. It remained focused on theology until the 17th century, when it became a center for Enlightenment scholarship. In 1873, it...
in Switzerland, the U.S. Department of State Foreign Institute’s Senior Seminar, the Federal Executive Institute, and Institut de Francais. Mr. Coles retired from the U.S. Government Foreign Service in 1994 with the rank of Career Minister.
Awards and Associations
Coles received numerous awards including the Global Citizen Award, International Youth Leadership Institute [2011], the Bennie Achievement Award, Morehouse College [2010], Princeton in Africa Lifetime Achievement Award [2009], the James Madison Medal, Princeton University [2007], Morehouse College National Alumnus of the Year [2006], Amistad Achievement Award [2003], Distinguished Career Service Award (1995), the Presidential Meritorious Service Award (1983-1986), and was decorated by President Abdou DioufAbdou Diouf
Abdou Diouf was the second President of Senegal, serving from 1981 to 2000. Diouf is notable both for coming to power by peaceful succession, and leaving willingly after losing the 2000 presidential election to Abdoulaye Wade...
of Senegal as Commander in the Order of Lion (1994).
He is a member of the boards of The African Development Foundation, Health and Development International, [The Mountain Institute]], Andrew Young Center for International Affairs at Morehouse College and Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, Academy for Educational Development . In addition, he was elected as a member of the National Academy of Public Administration, Sigma Pi Phi
Sigma Pi Phi
Sigma Pi Phi is the first African-American Greek-lettered organization. Sigma Pi Phi was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 15, 1904. The fraternity quickly established chapters in Chicago, IL and then Baltimore, MD....
fraternity, the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, Rotary Club of Atlanta, Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
, the Bretton Woods Committee and has been appointed as a member of the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
International Commission on the Gorée
Gorée
Île de Gorée Île de Gorée Île de Gorée (i.e. "Gorée Island"; is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement (i.e. "commune of arrondissement") of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is a island located at sea from the main harbor of Dakar ....
Memorial.