Peggy Blackford
Peggy Blackford (born 1942, died March 30, 2024) spent 28 years in the American Foreign Service, serving in Kenya, Brazil, Zimbabwe, France, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, and Washington. She retired in 2000 but continued to accept short term assignments for the State Department, principally in Africa. Ambassador Blackford was the American Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau from 1995 until relations were suspended in June 1998[1][2][3] and she fled to Senegal to escape the rebellion in Guinea-Bissau.[4]
Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Blackford was raised in nearby Ewing Township, New Jersey and attended Ewing High School.[1]
Blackford graduated from Syracuse University in 1963.[1] in international relations and a master's in business administration from Pace University.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "AMBASSADOR PEGGY BLACKFORD" (PDF). The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Peggy Blackford (1942-)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Reuter’s (16 June 1998). "Rebels and Loyalists In Guinea-Bissau Exchange Shellfire". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "US nationals flee Guinea Bissau". BBC News. June 15, 1998. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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