Rozanne L. Ridgway
American diplomat
Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway (born August 22, 1935) is an American diplomat. She has worked for 32 years with the U.S. State Department, holding several posts. She was Ambassador to Finland and to East Germany, and finished her career as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs.
Rozanne L. Ridgway | |
|---|---|
 Ridgway with Erich Honecker, 1985 | |
| Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs | |
| In office July 19, 1985 – June 30, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Richard Burt |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Seitz |
| United States Ambassador to East Germany | |
| In office January 26, 1983 – July 13, 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Herbert Okun |
| Succeeded by | Francis Meehan |
| Counselor of the United States Department of State | |
| In office March 20, 1980 – February 24, 1981 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Matthew Nimetz |
| Succeeded by | Robert McFarlane |
| United States Ambassador to Finland | |
| In office August 5, 1977 – February 20, 1980 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Mark Austad |
| Succeeded by | James Goodby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 22, 1935 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Hamline University |
She was president of the Atlantic Council from 1989 to 1996, and currently the chairwoman of the Baltic-American Freedom Foundation.[1]
In 1998, Ridgway was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.[2]
References
change- ↑ Giovanni Angioni (2010-09-20). "Building on success, investing in Human Capital". Estonian Free Press. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ↑ National Women's Hall of Fame, Rozanne L. Ridgway.
Other websites
change- Union Carbid Proxy statement Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Ridgway Appearances on C-SPAN
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