Terence Todman
Terence A. Todman | |
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![]() 1985 | |
United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
In office June 13, 1989 – June 28, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Theodore E. Gildred |
Succeeded by | James Richard Cheek |
United States Ambassador to Denmark | |
In office November 17, 1983 – January 8, 1989 | |
Preceded by | John Langeloth Loeb Jr. |
Succeeded by | Keith Lapham Brown |
United States Ambassador to Spain | |
In office July 20, 1978 – August 8, 1983 | |
Preceded by | Wells Stabler |
Succeeded by | Thomas Ostrom Enders |
Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs | |
In office April 1, 1977 – June 27, 1978 | |
Preceded by | Harry W. Shlaudeman |
Succeeded by | Viron P. Vaky |
United States Ambassador to Costa Rica | |
In office March 17, 1975 – January 24, 1977 | |
Preceded by | Viron P. Vaky |
Succeeded by | Marvin Weissman |
United States Ambassador to Guinea | |
In office August 26, 1972 – January 3, 1975 | |
Preceded by | Albert W. Sherer Jr. |
Succeeded by | William Caldwell Harrop |
United States Ambassador to Chad | |
In office August 21, 1969 – June 29, 1972 | |
Preceded by | Sheldon B. Vance |
Succeeded by | Edward W. Mulcahy |
Personal details | |
Born | St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | March 13, 1926
Died | August 13, 2014 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | (aged 88)
Spouse | Doris Weston |
Profession | Career Ambassador |
Awards | Distinguished Service Award |
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] During his Ambassadorship in Guinea, his embassy was under eavesdropping of KGB, Soviet Union.[4] His appointment as ambassador of Costa Rica in 1974 represented the first African American to be given the title in a Spanish-speaking country.[5]
Todman was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[6] 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.[7]
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. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ a b "The Exxel Group: CEO and Executives - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ Andrew, Christopher; Mitrokhin, Vasili (1999). The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB. Basic Books. p. 342. ISBN 0-465-00310-9.
- ^ Langer, Emily (August 16, 2014). "Terence A Todman, US Ambassador to Six Nations, Dies at 88". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
- ^ Terence A. Todman, U.S ambassador to six nations, dies at 88
External links
- 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
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- African-American diplomats
- United States Foreign Service personnel
- United States Army officers
- 20th-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century American diplomats