Mora L. McLean

Mora L. McLean "is president of the Africa-America Institute (AAI), New York, N.Y., a 45-year old nonprofit organization working on Africa-America relations. AAI fosters development in Africa through education and training, promotes educational and cultural exchange, and informs policy dialogue and mutually beneficial trade investment ties between Americans and Africans. Previously, McLean served as deputy director for Africa and Middle East programs at the Ford Foundation. She spent five years in the foundation's office in Lagos, Nigeria, first as assistant representative for West Africa and then as representative. McLean holds a bachelor's degree in African studies from Wesleyan University and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.“


 * Former Director, USIP