J Brooks Spector

Brooks Spector’s writing often appears in “The Sunday Independent,” he serves as a commentator on American political issues for a variety of South African radio and TV stations, and he is on the board of directors of Johannesburg’s Market Theatre. His articles have also been included in two books, “New Tools for Reform and Stability” (2004) and “The Yearbook of International Affairs” (2004), both published by SAIIA. He is now completing work on a study of the comparative policy implications of sports, cultural and academic boycotts, and he is a visiting senior lecturer for the International Relations Department of the University of the Witwatersrand, where he is teaching American foreign policy. Spector recently retired from the American Foreign Service after a thirty-one year career that included service in South Africa (1975-6, 1989-92 and 2001-3), Japan, Indonesia and Swaziland. In 1992 he led negotiations for the return of American cultural exchanges and American Fulbright Professors to an emerging new South Africa. As he was about to retire from the U.S. Government, his wife -- a South African -- told him, 'I'm staying here, and so what are your plans?'.... so he stayed, right here in Johannesburg.

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J Brooks Spector Sunday mornings For Radio Today, his cultural, recreation and entertainment guide is broadcast on Sunday mornings and he also serves as the presenter for Stuart Pennington's good news about South Africa segment. BACK		Brooks Spector’s writing often appears in “The Sunday Independent,” he serves as a commentator on American political issues for a variety of South African radio and TV stations, and he is on the board of directors of Johannesburg’s Market Theatre. His articles have also been included in two books, “New Tools for Reform and Stability” (2004) and “The Yearbook of International Affairs” (2004), both published by SAIIA. He is now completing work on a study of the comparative policy implications of sports, cultural and academic boycotts, and he is a visiting senior lecturer for the International Relations Department of the University of the Witwatersrand, where he is teaching American foreign policy. Spector recently retired from the American Foreign Service after a thirty-one year career that included service in South Africa (1975-6, 1989-92 and 2001-3), Japan, Indonesia and Swaziland. In 1992 he led negotiations for the return of American cultural exchanges and American Fulbright Professors to an emerging new South Africa. As he was about to retire from the U.S. Government, his wife -- a South African -- told him, 'I'm staying here, and so what are your plans?'.... so he stayed, right here in Johannesburg.