MPR interviewed Prof. Ahmed Samatar about the new Somali Ambassador to the US. Somalia’s first ambassador to the US in 20 years

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Omar Abdirashin Ali Sharmarke served as Somalia’s Prime Minister in 2009 and 2010.

His arrival in Washington comes as the State Department prepares to announce a new U.S. ambassador to Somalia.

Macalester College Professor of International Studies Ahmed Samatar, a candidate in Somalia’s 2012 presidential elections, joins The Daily Circuit to explain what difference this diplomatic fresh start could make.

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