Elinor G. Constable

Elinor Greer Constable (born 1934) is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Kenya (1986-89).[1] She was nominated for the position by Ronald Reagan.[2]

She graduated from Wellesley College and speaks Spanish and Urdu.[3] Before becoming ambassador, she had a career as a Foreign Service officer.[2] After leaving her post as ambassador, she was Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs from 1993 to 1995.[1] She is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.[3] She is married to Peter Constable, former Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Peninsula and for ambassador to Zaire.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Elinor Greer Constable (1934-)". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/constable-elinor-greer. Retrieved 14 January 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "President Nominated Two African Ambassadors". Jet. 29 September 1986. pp. 39. http://books.google.com/books?id=6rADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39&dq=Elinor+Greer+Constable&hl=en&ei=R9cvTa7wF4nWgQek4ciWCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Elinor%20Greer%20Constable&f=false. Retrieved 14 January 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Elinor G. Constable". AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DIPLOMACY. http://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/members/bios/Constable.htm. Retrieved 14 January 2011. 
  4. ^ "Miss Fullmer Plans to Wed". The New York Times. 3 April 1988. http://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/03/style/miss-fullmer-plans-to-wed.html?scp=3&sq=Peter%20Dalton%20Constable&st=cse. Retrieved 14 January 2011. 
Government offices
Preceded by
E. U. Curtis Bohlen		 Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
June 2, 1993 – September 15, 1995		 Succeeded by
Eileen Claussen