Mary C. Pendleton | |
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United States Ambassador to Moldova | |
In office 1992–1995 | |
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Born | Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S. | June 15, 1940
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Mary C. Pendleton (born June 15, 1940) [1] is a retired American diplomat who was the first American ambassador to Moldova after it gained independence from the Soviet Union (1992 until 1995). [2] [3]
Pendleton graduated from Spalding University (B.A., 1962) and Indiana University (M.A., 1969). [1]
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