Peggy Blackford

Peggy Blackford (born 1942, died March 30, 2024 ) spent 28 years in the American Foreign Service. Ambassador Blackford was the American Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau from 1995 until relations were suspended in June 1998 and she fled to Senegal to escape the rebellion in Guinea-Bissau.

Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Blackford was raised in nearby Ewing Township, New Jersey and attended Ewing High School.

Blackford graduated from Syracuse University in 1963 with a degree in international relations and a master's in business administration from Pace University.