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U.S. Ambassador To Cape Verde
Cape Verde had been a Portuguese Empire, Portuguese colony for more than 500 years since 1456. In 1974 Portugal and the Cape Verdeans signed an agreement to form a transitional government, and Cape Verde gained full independence from Portugal on July 5, 1975. The United States diplomatic recognition, recognized Cape Verde and commissioned its first ambassador Melissa F. Wells in 1976. Ambassador Wells was concurrently accredited to Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde while resident at Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau. In 1980, an embassy was established in the capital Praia with a chargé d’affaires managing the business of the embassy. Until 1980 one ambassador, resident at Bissau, was concurrently commissioned to Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. Ambassadors * See also *Embassy of Cape Verde in Washington, D.C. *Cape Verde – United States relations *Foreign relations of Cape Verde *Ambassadors from the United States References SourcesU.S. Department of State: Background Note ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Daigle
John Jefferson "Jeff" Daigle is an American diplomat who serves as the United States Ambassador to Cabo Verde, being sworn in on June 28, 2019. Immediately prior to his Ambassadorship, Daigle served as Acting Executive Director for the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy and Chief of Staff for the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Daigle is one of five LGBT appointed ambassadors under the Trump administration. Life and career A native of Gonzales, Louisiana, Daigle came from a large family. Born to Carole and Warren Daigle (he has described his father as a "World War II naval hero"), Daigle has 10 sisters and one brother. Daigle graduated from Louisiana State University in 1987 (bachelor's degree in political science). Daigle had several jobs before entering the Foreign Service including working for an environmental non-governmental organization (Executive Director of the Louisiana Environmental Action Network), a construction company, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |