Peggy Blackford Explained

Peggy Blackford (1942 – March 30, 2024[1]) was an American diplomat who spent 28 years in the American Foreign Service. Blackford was the American Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau from 1995 until relations were suspended in June 1998[2] [3] and she fled to Senegal to escape the rebellion in Guinea-Bissau.[4] [5]

Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Blackford was raised in nearby Ewing Township, New Jersey and attended Ewing High School.

Blackford graduated from Syracuse University in 1963 with a degree in international relations and a master's in business administration from Pace University.

References

  1. Web site: Peggy Blackford Obituary (2024) - New York, Ny, NY - The Times, Trenton, . 2024-05-10 . Legacy.com.
  2. Web site: Peggy Blackford (1942-) . Office of the Historian . 12 October 2020.
  3. News: Reuter’s . Rebels and Loyalists In Guinea-Bissau Exchange Shellfire . 12 October 2020 . The New York Times. 16 June 1998 .
  4. News: US nationals flee Guinea Bissau . 12 October 2020 . BBC News . June 15, 1998.
  5. Web site: 28 November 2016 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR PEGGY BLACKFORD . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201015090124/https://adst.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Blackfod-Peggy-1.pdf . 15 October 2020 . 11 July 2024 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.

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