Robin Edward Poulton
Dr Robin Edward Poulton danced his first Highland Fling on stage at the age of five. Robin is passionate about Scotland and St Andrews – which he says is the most beautiful city in the world – and about Scotland’s dancing heritage. He had two Scottish grandparents, two dancing parents and is a proud.... more
Dr Robin Edward Poulton danced his first Highland Fling on stage at the age of five. Robin is passionate about Scotland and St Andrews – which he says is the most beautiful city in the world – and about Scotland’s dancing heritage. He had two Scottish grandparents, two dancing parents and is a proud Life Member of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS), one of the world’s great international friendship networks. He is also passionate about dancing with beautiful, intelligent women and promoting equal opportunities for women’s education and careers.
His career in African development and peace building included multiple opportunities to promote women. He is a frequent and eloquent writer about Africa, teaching in Virginia about the Lion King and his medieval Empire of Mali, as well as about West African and Middle Eastern politics, disarmament and the fight against terrorism. He has received peace medals from the governments of Mali and Cambodia and is a Senior Fellow of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research in Geneva, Switzerland.