| Gail D. Mathieu | |
| Order: | 7th |
| Ambassador From: | United States |
| Country: | Namibia |
| Term Start: | November 15, 2007 |
| Term End: | September 4, 2010 |
| President: | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Predecessor: | Joyce Anne Barr |
| Successor: | Wanda Nesbitt |
| Order2: | 16th |
| Ambassador From2: | United States |
| Country2: | Niger |
| Term Start2: | October 3, 2002 |
| Term End2: | September 30, 2005 |
| President2: | George W. Bush |
| Predecessor2: | Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick |
| Successor2: | Bernadette Allen |
| Birth Date: | 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]