Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel

Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel (born 1937) is an American diplomat. She was the United States Ambassador to Slovenia from 1998 to 2001.[5]

Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel
3rd United States Ambassador to Slovenia
In office
September 2, 1998 – September 27, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byVictor Jackovich
Succeeded byJohnny Young
Personal details
Born
Nancy Halliday

1937 (age 83–84)[1]
Spouse(s)Robert A. Duff (first husband; divorced)
John Hart Ely (second husband; divorced)
Arnold Lewis Raphel (third husband; 1987-1988; his death)[2]
ChildrenWith Robert A. Duff:[3]
John D. Ely
Robert D. Ely
EducationSyracuse University
University of San Diego
Nickname(s)Nancy Ely[4]

Biography

Ely-Raphel was born in 1937 to Margaret Merritt Halliday and Thomas Clarkson Halliday.[6][7] She has one brother, Thomas Clarkson Halliday III.[7] She graduated from Syracuse University in New York and attended the University of Würzburg in Würzburg, Germany. In 1968, she graduated from University of San Diego School of Law with a juris doctor.[8]

Prior to joining the United States Foreign Service, she was a lawyer and Associate Dean of Boston University School of Law.[9][10] From 2001 to 2003 she was the Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the U.S. State Department. On June 29, 1998, she was appointed by President Clinton to be the United States Ambassador to Slovenia.[11]

She was presented her credentials on September 2, 1998, and left the post on September 27, 2001.

She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations,[12] and is a resident of the District of Columbia.[10]

She was previously known as Nancy Ely.[4]

References
  1. Mossman, Jennifer (June 2000). Biography and Genealogy Master Index: A Consolidated Index to More Than 3,200,000 Biographical Sketches in Over 350 Current and Retrospective Biographical Dictionaries. Gale Research Company. ISBN 9780787629977.
  2. "Diplomat Killed in Air Crash is Mourned As Friend of Israel". 24 August 1988.
  3. "Mary Jean Bonadonna, Robert Ely". The New York Times. 9 August 1998.
  4. "Arnold L. Raphel: An Envoy of Deep Commitment". The New York Times. 18 August 1988.
  5. "Nancy H. Ely-Raphel". NNDB. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
    - "Office of the Historian - Department History - People - Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel". History.state.gov. 2001-09-27. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
    -"Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel named as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia". M2.com. 2001-08-01. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  6. Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Ely-raphel to Emerlinda". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  7. "CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE" (PDF). Gpo.gov. June 23, 1998. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  9. "Biography: Nancy Ely-Raphel". 1997-2001.state.gov. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2011-12-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. Eric Samuelson. "Council on Foreign Relations Membership List". Biblebelievers.org.au. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Victor Jackovich		 United States Ambassador to Slovenia
1998–2001		 Succeeded by
Johnny Young

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