Asia – Lebanon
Taharqa (?-664 B.C.E.)
Both a pharaoh of Egypt and a king of Kush (in present-day Sudan), Taharqa (meaning “young man” or “young warrior”)...
Kofi A. Annan (1938-2018)
Kofi Atta Annan, born on April 8, 1938 in Kumasi, Ghana, served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN)...
Afro-Asian Writers’ Conferences (1958-1979)
W.E.B. DuBois Greeting Unidentified Delegate, Afro-Asian Writers’ Conference, Tashkent, Soviet Union, 1958 Image Ownership: Public domain The Afro–Asian Writers’ Conferences...
America’s Black Ambassadors: A Historical Snapshot
In the article below, Carlton McLellan, PhD, a senior fellow at the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST), briefly...
Kenton Wesley Keith (1939- )
On May 26, 1992, career diplomat Kenton Wesley Keith was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to serve as U.S....
Charles R. Baquet, III (1941- )
Ambassador Charles R. Baquet III was born December 24, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended public schools in the...
Santo Domingo de Guzman, The Dominican Republic (1496- )
Santo Domingo de Guzman, the capital of the Dominican Republic and the cultural, financial, and industrial center of the nation,...
Rabat, Morocco (10th century- )
Rabat is the capital of Morocco and is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou...
Elizabeth Davenport McKune (1947- )
Ambassador Elizabeth Davenport McKune was born on November 15, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan. She became a Foreign Service officer in...
