Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office August 6, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Robert P. Jackson[1]
Preceded by	Johnnie Carson
Director General of the United States Foreign Service
In office April 2, 2012 – August 2, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Nancy Powell
Succeeded by	Arnold Chacón
United States Ambassador to Liberia
In office August 27, 2008 – February 29, 2012
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by	Donald Booth
Succeeded by	Deborah Malac
Personal details
Born	1952 (age 63–64) Baker, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma mater	Louisiana State University, Baton Rogue University of Wisconsin, Madison

Linda Thomas-Greenfield (b. 1952, in Baker, Louisiana) is a US diplomat who serves as the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.^[2]

She has also served as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources (2012–2013), Ambassador to Liberia (2008–2012), and Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (2004–2006).^[2][3][4]

References

1. "Biographies: Principals". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
2. "Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs". Department of State. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
3. "Appointments and Resignations - Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs: Who Is Linda Thomas-Greenfield?". AllGov - News. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
4. "Thomas-Greenfield, Linda (1952- )". The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed. Retrieved 2015-03-29.

External links

• "Linda Thomas-Greenfield". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved 2015-03-29.