Elinor G. Constable
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| Born | Elinor Greer 1934 (age 87–88) |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College |
Elinor Greer Constable (born 1934)[1] is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Kenya (1986–89).[2] She was nominated for the position by Ronald Reagan.[3]
She graduated from Wellesley College and speaks Spanish and Urdu.[4] Before becoming ambassador, she had a career as a Foreign Service officer.[3] After leaving her post as ambassador, she was Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs from 1993 to 1995.[2] She is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.[4] She was married to the late Peter Dalton Constable, former Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Peninsula and for ambassador to Zaire.[5] She has served on the Board of Directors of Search for Common Ground since 2000.
References[]
- ^ Elinor Constable — “If you want me out of the Foreign Service, you have to fire me”
- ^ a b "Elinor Greer Constable (1934-)". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ a b President Nominated Two African Ambassadors. Jet. 29 September 1986. p. 39. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Elinor G. Constable". AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DIPLOMACY. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Miss Fullmer Plans to Wed". The New York Times. 3 April 1988. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
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