Terence Todman
Terence Alphonso Todman (March 13, 1926 – August 13, 2014) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Chad, Guinea, Costa Rica, Spain, Denmark, and Argentina. In 1990, he was awarded the rank of Career Ambassador.[1]
Life
He was born on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on March 13, 1926. He was drafted and served in Japan from 1945 to 1949.[2]
He graduated from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico summa cum laude, and earned an M.P.A. degree from the Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, which is the number-one ranked and most prestigious graduate school of public administration.[3]
Todman was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[4] He was a director of Exxcel Group. [3] On August 13, 2014, he died at the age of 88 at a hospital in Saint Thomas.[5]
Family
He married Doris Weston; they had four children.[2]
References
- ^ Ann Devroy; John E. Yang; Kenneth J. Cooper (15 May 1990). "Two Named Career Ambassadors". Washington Post. p. a.21. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ a b Highfield, Arnold (March 11, 2011). "Virgin Islander Terence Todman, ambassador extraordinaire". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ a b "The Exxel Group: CEO and Executives - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
- ^ Terence A. Todman, U.S ambassador to six nations, dies at 88
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- 1926 births
- 2014 deaths
- Ambassadors of the United States to Argentina
- Ambassadors of the United States to Chad
- Ambassadors of the United States to Costa Rica
- Ambassadors of the United States to Denmark
- Ambassadors of the United States to Guinea
- Ambassadors of the United States to Spain
- United States Career Ambassadors
- Interamerican University of Puerto Rico alumni
- Syracuse University alumni
- American military personnel of World War II
- People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- African-American diplomats