Cameron R. Hume

Cameron R. Hume
Cameron R. Hume
United States Ambassador to Indonesia
	In office; August 1, 2007 – August 7, 2010
President	George W. Bush; Barack Obama
Preceded by	B. Lynn Pascoe
Succeeded by	Scot Marciel
United States Ambassador to Sudan; (Acting)
	In office; October 2005 – June 2007
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	John Limbert (Acting)
Succeeded by	Alberto Fernandez (Acting)
Inspector General of the Department of State; (Acting)
	In office; August 23, 2004 – May 2, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	John E. Lange (Acting)
Succeeded by	Howard Krongard
United States Ambassador to South Africa
	In office; November 29, 2001 – July 28, 2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Delano Lewis
Succeeded by	Jendayi Frazer
10th United States Ambassador to Algeria
	In office; December 28, 1997 – September 13, 2000
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Ronald E. Neumann
Succeeded by	Janet A. Sanderson
Personal details
Born	1947 (age 76–77)
Education	Princeton University (BA); American University (JD)

Cameron R. Hume (born 1947) is a career diplomat who has served as United States Ambassador to Algeria (1997-2000), South Africa (2001-2004), and Indonesia (2007–2010).

Career

Hume is a member of the United States Foreign Service, rank of Career Minister. His earlier assignments included Italy, Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon, the United Nations, and the Holy See.

More recently he has served as Ambassador to Algeria and to South Africa, and as Chargé d'Affaires to Sudan. While Ambassador to Indonesia, he focused on oceans, climate change, and education as elements of "soft power" diplomacy.^[1]

He has published three books (The United Nations, Iran and Iraq: How Peacemaking Changed (1994), Ending Mozambique's War (1994) and Mission to Algiers: Diplomacy by Engagement (2006)) and numerous articles on foreign policy. He has also been a fellow or guest scholar at the Council on Foreign Relations, Harvard University's Center for International Affairs, and the United States Institute of Peace. He is a lawyer and admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia.

His foreign languages include Arabic, French, and Italian.

Since leaving his post as ambassador in 2010, Hume has served as a consultant to various interests in Indonesia,^[2] including the Sinar Mas Group. His role with Sinar Mas sparked criticism from environmentalists,^[3] who blame Sinar Mas Group companies for deforestation in Indonesia. He brokered a settlement between Greenpeace and Sinar Mas' Golden Agri-Resources subsidiary in February 2011 that committed the company to less disruptive forestry practices.^[4]

References

^ "A Smart-Power Partnership with Indonesia". The Ambassadors Review. Spring 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
^ "Ambassador Cameron Hume". oeab.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ Butler, Rhett (17 March 2011). "Pulp and paper firms urged to save 1.2M ha of forest slated for clearing in Indonesia". Retrieved 18 March 2011.
^ Harvey, Fiona (9 February 2011). "Palm oil giant vows to spare most valuable Indonesian rainforest". The Guardian.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ronald E. Neumann	United States Ambassador to Algeria 1997–2000	Succeeded by Janet A. Sanderson
Preceded by Delano Lewis	United States Ambassador to South Africa 2001–2004	Succeeded by Jendayi Frazer
Preceded by John Limbert Acting	United States Ambassador to Sudan Acting 2005–2007	Succeeded by Alberto Fernandez Acting
Preceded by B. Lynn Pascoe	United States Ambassador to Indonesia 2007–2010	Succeeded by Scot Marciel