Peggy Blackford
Peggy Blackford (born 1942, died March 30, 2024[1]) 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[2][3][4] and she fled to Senegal to escape the rebellion in Guinea-Bissau.[5]
Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Blackford was raised in nearby Ewing Township, New Jersey and attended Ewing High School.[2]
Blackford graduated from Syracuse University in 1963[2] with a degree in international relations and a master's in business administration from Pace University.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Peggy Blackford Obituary (2024) - New York, Ny, NY - The Times, Trenton,". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ a b c "AMBASSADOR PEGGY BLACKFORD" (PDF). The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Peggy Blackford (1942-)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Reuter’s (16 June 1998). "Rebels and Loyalists In Guinea-Bissau Exchange Shellfire". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "US nationals flee Guinea Bissau". BBC News. June 15, 1998. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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