James C. Swan

[1] Swan was born on 10 December 1963 in Washington, D.C.[citation needed] He holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, a Master of Arts from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from the US National War College, where he was a 2005 distinguished graduate.

[2] Prior to assuming his role with the United Nations in Somalia, Swan had a nearly three-decade career with the US Foreign Service.

[citation needed] In his bilateral diplomatic career, Swan held positions related to Somalia and the Horn of Africa.

These include US Special Representative for Somalia (2011-2013), Ambassador to Djibouti (2008-2011), Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East and Central Africa (2006-2008), Africa Director in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (2005-2006), and Political Officer in the Office of the Special Envoy for Somalia (1994-1996).

Osman was critically wounded in the attack and succumbed to his injuries a week later, on 1 August 2019, after having been transported to and hospitalised in Doha, Qatar.

James Swan meeting with Minister of Women and Human Rights Development Her Excellency Haniifa Mohamed Ibrahim on 26 January 2021