Gail D. Mathieu | |
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7th United States Ambassador to Namibia | |
In office November 15, 2007 –September 4, 2010 | |
President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Joyce Anne Barr |
Succeeded by | Wanda Nesbitt |
16th United States Ambassador to Niger | |
In office October 3,2002 –September 30,2005 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick |
Succeeded by | Bernadette Allen |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 |
Alma mater | Antioch College Rutgers University-Newark |
Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu (born 1951) [1] is the former political advisor to the Commander,United States Transportation Command,Scott Air Force Base,Illinois. She is the former United States Ambassador to Namibia and former United States Ambassador to Niger. [2] [3]
Mathieu is a native of New Jersey,but earned a B.A. degree from Antioch College. She returned to New Jersey and earned her J.D. degree from Rutgers University-Newark. [3]
She was initially an assistant prosecutor for the city of Newark,New Jersey,but then began a career in the Foreign Service. [3]
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