Gail D. Mathieu
American diplomat
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Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu (born 1951)[1] is the former political advisor to the Commander, United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. She is the former United States Ambassador to Namibia and former United States Ambassador to Niger.[2][3]
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Preceded byJoyce Anne Barr
Succeeded byWanda Nesbitt
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Gail D. Mathieu | |
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| 7th United States Ambassador to Namibia | |
| In office November 15, 2007 – September 4, 2010 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Joyce Anne Barr |
| Succeeded by | Wanda Nesbitt |
| 16th United States Ambassador to Niger | |
| In office October 3, 2002 – September 30, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Bernadette Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 74–75) |
| Alma mater | Antioch College Rutgers University-Newark |
Life and education
Mathieu is a native of New Jersey, but earned a B.A. degree from Antioch College. She returned to New Jersey and earned her J.D. degree from Rutgers University-Newark.[3]
Career
She was initially an assistant prosecutor for the city of Newark, New Jersey, but then began a career in the Foreign Service.[3]
Other diplomatic posts
- 2013-2015 – Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs for Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island Affairs[4]
- 1999–2002 – Deputy Chief of Mission in Accra, Ghana[3]
- 1997–1999 – Deputy Director of the Office of West African Affairs[3]
- 1995–1997 – Deputy Director of the Office of Pacific Island Affairs[3]