Africa – Malawi (Nyasaland)
Rose Chibambo (1928-2016)
Rose Lomathinda Chibambo was a prominent politician in the British protectorate of Nyasaland in the years leading up to independence...
Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera
(1995- )
Malawi’s current president, Lazarus Chakwera, was born on April 5, 1955, on the outskirts of Lilongwe to Ernest Person Chakwera...
Matshidiso Moeti (1954- )
Matshidiso Rebecca Natalie Moeti is a medical doctor, public health specialist, and medical administrator from Botswana who has served as...
Charlotte Maxeke (Manye) (1874-1939)
Charlotte Maxeke (maiden name Manye) was a South African woman who broke societal barriers throughout her life. She was born in South...
Joseph Huggins (1951- )
Ambassador Joseph Huggins is a retired Career Diplomat who on November 15, 2002 was nominated by President George W. Bush...
John Andrew Burroughs, Jr. (1936-2014)
John Andrew Burroughs Jr. was an equal opportunity advocate and diplomat who was born in Washington, D.C. on July 31,...
Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat (1957- )
Born in Tinton Falls, New Jersey in 1957, Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Lafayette...
John F. Hicks (1949- )
John F. Hicks is a diplomat and global educator who served as a United States Ambassador to the United Nations...
Lilongwe, Malawi (15th Century- )
Lilongwe, named after the Lilongwe River that runs through the town, became the official capital of the landlocked country of...
