North America – Costa Rica
Stafford Fitzgerald Haney (1969- )
Stafford Fitzgerald Haney, an international businessman and diplomat, was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 3, 1969, but grew up...
Christopher Bridges/Ludacris (1977 – )
Christopher Brian Bridges is a rapper, actor and three-time Grammy award winner best known under the stage name Ludacris. Bridges...
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...
Epsy Campbell Barr (1963- )
Epsy Campbell Barr is a black Costa Rican politician and trained economist. In 2000 she became one of the founders...
Marva Wright Urena (1986- )
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” In 2010 Marva Wright Urena became the first Costa Rican of African ancestry to be selected...
John Melvin Jones (1944- )
John Melvin Jones was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Guyana in 2008. Nominated by President George W. Bush on June 30,...
Véronique De la Cruz (1974- )
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Beauty contest winner, designer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Véronique de la Cruz is best known as the...
Richard Lewis Baltimore, III (1947- )
Ambassador Richard Lewis Baltimore III was born on December 31, 1947 in New York City, New York to Judge Richard...
Roland Wentworth Boniface Bullen (1944- )
Roland Wentworth Bullen was born on Carriacou, one of the six islands that comprise the nation of Grenada. The product...
