Melissa F. Wells
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Melissa Foelsch Wells is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Cape Verde
and Guinea-Bissau
(1976–77), Mozambique
(1987–90), Congo-Kinshasa
(1991–93), and Estonia
(1998–2001). She is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy
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Wells is the daughter of opera singer and film actress Miliza Korjus
(1909–1980).
United States Ambassador to Cape Verde
Cape Verde had been a Portuguese colony for more than 500 years since 1456. in 1974 Portugal and the Cape Verdeans signed an agreement to form a transitional government, and Cape Verde gained full independence from Portugal on July 5, 1975....
and Guinea-Bissau
United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau
The United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Guinea-Bissau. The U.S. Ambassador to Senegal is concurrently commissioned to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau....
(1976–77), Mozambique
United States Ambassador to Mozambique
Mozambique was an overseas possession of Portugal until 1975. On June 25, 1975, Portugal granted independence to Mozambique, much later than other European nations had freed their own African possessions....
(1987–90), Congo-Kinshasa
United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.From 1877 until 1960, the republic had been a colony of Belgium, first under the name Congo Free State and then Belgian Congo....
(1991–93), and Estonia
United States Ambassador to Estonia
This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Estonia.The United States has maintained continuous official diplomatic relations with Estonia since 1922, when one ambassador, resident in Riga, Latvia, was appointed to all three nations...
(1998–2001). She is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy
American Academy of Diplomacy
The American Academy of Diplomacy is a private, non-profit, non-partisan, elected organization whose active membership is limited to men and women who have held positions of high responsibility in crafting and implementing American foreign policy...
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Wells is the daughter of opera singer and film actress Miliza Korjus
Miliza Korjus
Miliza Elizabeth Korjus was an Estonian coloratura soprano opera singer, who later appeared in Hollywood films.-Early life:...
(1909–1980).