Linda Ellen Watt

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Linda Ellen Watt (born 1951, Tokyo) was the chief operating officer of the Episcopal Church (officially known as executive director of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS)) and former U.S. ambassador to Panama (2002-2005). [1] [2] From 1997 to 1999, Watt was acting U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic. [3]

Watt graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1973 with a BA, studying Spanish and history.

Watt retired as COO in 2011. [4]

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References

  1. "At Home in the World". Vanderbilt Magazine. July 13, 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. "Linda Ellen Watt (1951–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. "New chief operating officer is former U.S. ambassador to Panama". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. Naughton, Jim (September 28, 2011). "Former COO joins conversation on Episcopal Church "overhead"". Episcopal Café. Retrieved 11 April 2020.