Elizabeth Raspolic Explained

Elizabeth Raspolic (February 23, 1939^[1] – May 26, 2022) was an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Gabon with a concurrent appointment to São Tomé and Principe (1995–1998).^[2] Raspolic was also director of the Interagency Rightsizing Committee.^{[3] [4]}

Raspolic also served as Vice consul; Lyon, France (1974–1976) and Seoul, South Korea (1976–1978); Consul, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1978–1980) and Guangzhou, China (PRC) (1983–1986); and Consul general, Beijing (1986–1988).^[5]

Raspolic was one of approximately 90 intelligence officials who signed on to an open letter to the Wall Street Journal supporting the whistleblower in the Trump impeachment scandal.

Raspolic died after a brief illness on May 26, 2022 at the age of 83.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=GaTEz0SlgU4C&dq=Elizabeth+Raspolic+February+23+%2C+1939&pg=RA2-PA13
2. News: Carter . Sara A. . Usual Anti-Trump Intel Officials Publish Open Letter Supporting Whistleblowers . 15 February 2020 . Sara Carter . October 6, 2019.
3. Web site: Serial No. 106-136: Progress on Implementing Overseas Presence Advisory Panel Recommendations: Hearing before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, June 15, 2000 . Homeland Security Digital Library . 15 February 2020.
4. Web site: Elizabeth Raspolic (1939–) . Office of the Historian . 15 February 2020.
5. Web site: Elizabeth Raspolic . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project . 15 February 2020.
6. Web site: Elizabeth Raspolic obituary . Legacy . 21 September 2022.