Jean M. Wilkowski
Jean Marie Wilkowski (August 28, 1919 Rhinelander, Wisconsin - July 27, 2016) was the first woman to serve as an American Ambassador to an African country (Zambia)[1] from 1972 until 1976.[2]
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Having been with Foreign Service since 1945, she served as the US Coordinator of preparations for the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development since 1977.[3]
References
- "Ambassador JEAN MARY WILKOWSKI". The Washington Post. July 31, 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- "Jean Mary Wilkowski (1919–)". Officer of the Historian. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- Wilkowski, Jean (Summer 1979). "The US and UNCSTD". Technology in Society. 1 (2): Pages 153=158. doi:10.1016/0160-791X(79)90017-4. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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