In Conversation With Richard Cambridge, Head of Diaspora Relations, Africa Region | The World Bank
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- Published: 2010-08-05
- Uploaded: 2010-08-27
- Author: envisiongood
envisionGood.com http In Washington, DC we had the very good fortune to meet up with Richard Cambridge, Head of the African Diaspora Program (ADP) at The World Bank. Richard kindly spent some time with us to share background on the Bank's development priorities in Africa and its strategy for engaging the African diaspora to achieve development on the African continent. Listen in to this video to learn about the focus areas of the Diaspora Program at The World Bank. Be sure to also check out Part II of our interview with Mr. Cambridge (coming soon). Richard Cambridge, a Guyanese national, joined the World Bank in 1973 through the Young Professionals Program. He was appointed to his current position, where he leads the Africa Region's work program with the Diaspora, in 2009. Richard's Bank career has spanned five regions and a variety of assignments, including: Personal Assistant to the Senior Vice President of the World Bank; Country Economist for Venezuela and Jamaica in the Latin America and Caribbean Region; Project Economist in Education and Human Development Divisions in the East Asia and Pacific, East Africa, and South Asia Regions; and in the Agriculture Division of the South Asia Region; and in the Population, Health and Nutrition Department of the Bank; Environment and Social Development Adviser in the Office of the Director, India, Nepal and Bhutan; as the Principal Operations Adviser for the South Asia Region, Operations Adviser, Africa Region, and as Acting <b>...</b>
