Colonel Michael Mensch II, USA (retired)

Colonel Mensch is the Africa Program Manager for The Center for Civil-Military Relations. He lived and worked in Africa and the Middle East for thirteen years, becoming a Foreign Area Officer (FAO) for Africa and the Arab World. He worked as Defense and/or Army Attache in Chad, Namibia, Tunisia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Lesotho. Colonel Mensch served temporarily in Ethiopia just prior to the bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi and was dispatched from Ethiopia to assist the embassy staff in Kenya. Colonel Mensch retired from the Army in May 1999. He is the President of Consulting Africa Limited, a consulting services company in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Colonel Michael Mensch II, USA (retired)Colonel Mensch is the Africa Program Manager for The Center forCivil-Military Relations. He lived and worked in Africa and the MiddleEast for thirteen years, becoming a Foreign Area Officer (FAO) forAfrica and the Arab World. He worked as Defense and/or Army AttachÈ inChad, Namibia, Tunisia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Lesotho. ColonelMensch served temporarily in Ethiopia just prior to the bombing of theUS Embassy in Nairobi and was dispatched from Ethiopia to assist theembassy staff in Kenya. Colonel Mensch retired from the Army in May1999. He is the President of Consulting Africa Limited, a consultingservices company in Kingston, Ontario, Canada