About the Author

Born 19 March 1973 in Harrisburg, Montserrado County, Liberia, Thomas Kaydor, Jr. is at the Crawford School of Economics and Governance, Australian National University reading Master of Public Policy specialising in Development Policy and Master of Diplomacy. He holds M.A (High Distinction) in International Relations and B.A (Magna Cum Laude) in Political Science from the University of Liberia. He graduated from St. Francis High School, Maryland County. Tom Kaydor earned a Diploma in Management and Development of NGOs from the Galilee College, Israel; Certificate-Human Rights Based Approach & Results Based Management from UN System Staff College, Turin, Italy; and a Postgraduate Diploma in Diplomacy and Negotiation from the Islamabad Foreign Service Academy, Pakistan. He served as Assistant Minister for Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liberia; UN Coordination & Common Services Adviser at UNDP Ethiopia, and UN Coordination Analyst in the Integrated Office of the DSRSG/RC/HC/RR-Liberia.