Professor Akinwande Bolaji Akinyemi was born on 4th January, 1942. He graduated cum laude from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. in 1964. He holds M.A. (International Affairs) and M. A. (Law and Diplomacy) both from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Massachusetts, U.S. A., 1965 and 1966 respectively. He obtained his D. Phil. from Trinity College, Oxford, in 1969. He was the Director-General, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos from 1975 – 1983 and Minister of External Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1985 – 1986. He has taught at various schools including being Lecturer and Later Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 1970-1975; Visiting Professor, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, 1977; Visiting Professor, Diplomacy Training Programme, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1977; Regent’s Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles, California, February 1979; Visiting Overseas Scholar, St. John’s College, Cambridge, 1984 and Professor of Political Science, University of Lagos, 1983-1985. He is a Member, International Advisory Board, Centre for Strategic Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A and Member, International Institute of Strategic Studies Committee on Regional Security Studies. He is currently Member, Presidential Electoral Reform Committee and Chairman, Presidential Think Tank, under the current Government of President Yar’ Adua of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Professor Akinyemi is a prolific writer and has authored several books and papers.
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