Susan Williams

About the Author

Dr. Susan Williams is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London. Williams’s research is archive based; her research has taken her to many countries in Africa, Europe and North America. Susan served as historical adviser to the independent Hammarskjold Commission, which was founded in direct response to Wiliams previous book, “Who Killed Hammarskjold” and released its report at the Peace Palace in The Hague in September 2013.

She has published widely on Africa, decolonization, and the global power shifts of the twentieth century, receiving widespread acclaim for Colour Bar (Penguin), her book on the founding president of Botswana. Other recent books include The People’s King (Penguin) and Ladies of Influence (Penguin), as well as edited volumes including The Iconography of Independence: Freedoms at Midnight.

Susan Williams lives in London.