Theresa Ann Healy Explained

Theresa Ann Healy (1932-2016) was the first female[1] American ambassador to Sierra Leone, serving from 1980 until 1983.[2] Healy was a career Foreign Service Officer from 1955 until her retirement in 1995, serving in Naples, Milan, and Bern before her ambassadorship.[3] [4]

Healy was born on July 14, 1932, in New York City to Anthony and Mary Healy.[5] She attended Catholic schools, eventually graduating from St. John's University in 1954. She joined the Foreign Service the following year. In addition to her overseas assignments, she also served multiple tours of duty at the State Department, including as an intelligence research specialist and economist.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chiefs of Mission for Sierra Leone . 2022-12-07 . US Department of State Office of the Historian.
  2. Web site: Theresa Ann Healy (1932–2016) . 2022-12-07 . US Department of State Office of the Historian.
  3. Web site: United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone Nomination of Theresa Ann Healy. . 2022-12-07.
  4. Web site: 10 May 1985 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project Women Ambassadors Series AMBASSADOR THERESA HEALY . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718183746/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Healy,%20Theresa%20A.toc.pdf . 18 July 2024 . 18 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
  5. Web site: The Honorable Theresa A. Healy 1932 - 2016 . 2022-12-07.

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