Professional Affiliation

Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times

Expert Bio

A native of Liberia who came to the United States at 14 years of age, Cooper studied journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has been a reporter since 1987.

Wilson Center Project

“Madame President: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Girls on the Bus.”

Previous Terms

May 01, 2004 - Aug 01, 2004 | "The House at Sugar Beach", a memoir which chronicles the social evolution of Liberia through the eyes of Ms. Cooper's family, which is descended from African-American slaves who emigrated to Liberia in the 19th century.