Gail D. Mathieu
Encyclopedia
Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu is the former United States Ambassador to Namibia
and former United States Ambassador to Niger
.
, but earned a B.A. degree from Antioch College
. She returned to New Jersey and earned her J.D. degree from Rutgers University
.
, but then began a career in the Foreign Service
.
United States Ambassador to Namibia
The United States Ambassador to Namibia is the representative of the government of the United States in Namibia.The position was created the day Namibia became independent, which was also the day that Namibia-United States relations were established. On that same day, the U.S. Embassy in Windhoek...
and former United States Ambassador to Niger
United States Ambassador to Niger
The day before Niger's independence on August 3, 1960, the first American Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Donald R. Norland, presented his credentials to take effect the following day. The first United States ambassador to Niger, R. Borden Reams was appointed that October 14 and presented his...
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Life and education
Mathieu is a native of New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, but earned a B.A. degree from Antioch College
Antioch College
Antioch College is a private, independent liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States. It was the founder and the flagship institution of the six-campus Antioch University system. Founded in 1852 by the Christian Connection, the college began operating in 1853 with politician and...
. She returned to New Jersey and earned her J.D. degree from Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
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Career
She was initially an assistant prosecutor for the city of Newark, New JerseyNewark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
, but then began a career in the Foreign Service
United States Foreign Service
The United States Foreign Service is a component of the United States federal government under the aegis of the United States Department of State. It consists of approximately 11,500 professionals carrying out the foreign policy of the United States and aiding U.S...
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Other diplomatic posts
- 1999-2002 - Deputy Chief of Mission in Accra, Ghana
- 1997-1999 - Deputy Director of the Office of West African Affairs
- 1995-1997 - Deputy Director of the Office of Pacific Island Affairs