The Secretariat to the Commission for Africa was established in London
in April 2004 in order to support the Commission's work. The Secretariat
was
funded by the British Government to act in an independent capacity
in support of the Commission.
The principal functions of the Secretariat included the management of external consultation and the presentation of the Commission's work, administrative and research support to the Commissioners.
The principal officers coordinating the support to the Commission from the London office were Nick Stern, Director of Policy and Research, and Myles Wickstead, Head of Secretariat.
Paul Vallely was co-writer, with particular focus on Part One of the Report.
The following is complete list staff who worked within the Secretariat for some or all of the period from April 2004.
Sarah Cooke, Deputy Head of Secretariat
Rosemary Stevenson, Deputy Director of Policy and Research
Economy - Aid and Finance
Nick Amin,
Bruno Versailles
Economy - Growth
Nick Leake,
Beacon Mbiba,
Cecily Smyth,
Zahid Torres-Rahman,
Charlotte Vailant
Economy - Trade and Integration
Tony Burdon,
Pooja Mall
Governance
Clare Makepeace,
Ian Richards
Human Development
Rebecca Affolder,
Anna Guthrie,
Patrick Noack,
Rebecca Pankhurst,
Clare Shakya
Natural Resources
Mike Barrett,
Hester Le Roux
Peace and Security
Claire Hickson,
Tanja Schumer
Culture and Participation
Media, Presentation and Consultation
Melanie Griffiths,
Andrew Jackson,
Ndanga Kamau,
Simon Mills,
Nicola Savage,
Nick Sheppard
Programme Management and Administration
Syed Abidi,
Kate Alexander,
Gurdeep Bakar,
Anna Bobin,
Clare Debenham,
Emma Donnelly,
Jonathan Farr,
Stephen Jack,
Stephanie Millar,
Mark Mulrooney,
Gillian Pattenden,
James Postgate,
Louise Simango,
Satya Sinha,
Margaret Townsend,
Maria Vlahakis,
Michael Wright
We are grateful for the help and support given by staff at the African Union, NEPAD and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, by Koosum Kalyan for her role in supporting private sector engagement, and by Paul Collier, Benno Ndulu and Halsey Rogers.
