Smyke, Raymond J.

American-born Raymond Smyke worked in the field of education in Africa for over 30 years. As Assistant Secretary General for the World Confederation of Teachers and head of its African Program, Smyke oversaw the training of national teacher leaders in all English and French speaking countries on the continent, including the Republic of South Africa .

Smyke later taught African Studies and Third World Politics at Geneva 's Webster University, co-founding its Refugee Studies Program and serving as chair of that department. He also founded, and chaired for a decade, the European Association of Development and Training Institutes (EADI) Working Group on Refugees. Additionally, Smyke advised the Accra -based Association of African Universities (AAU) Graduate Program of Humanitarian and Refugee Studies.

Smyke's published works focuses on African biography, development, education, and the movement of people. His longitudinal study of the Massaquoi family is unique in African historiography. Smyke passed away in 2003 .

For more information on Raymond Smyke please visit Smyke On Africa

From the guide to the Raymond Smyke, 1951-2003, (Liberian Collections http://www.onliberia.org)

Biographical/Historical Note

American educator.

From the guide to the Raymond J. Smyke miscellaneous papers, 1967-1996, (Hoover Institution Archives)