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American ambassador (born 1920) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barbara McClure White (July 23, 1920 – December 30, 1984) was an ambassador and president of Mills College.
Barbara M. White | |
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Born | July 23, 1920 Evanston, Illinois |
Died | December 30, 1984 64) Duxbury, Massachusetts | (aged
Occupation(s) | Diplomat, college president |
Relatives | Peter Galassi (nephew) |
White was born in Evanston, Illinois. She received her bachelor's degree in history from Mount Holyoke College in 1941.[1] She later earned a master's degree in American Studies from Harvard University.[2]
White worked for Encyclopedia Britannica, the Office of War Information, and on the national staff of the League of Women Voters from 1947 to 1951.[1][3] She worked as a Foreign Service Officer, serving in Chile, Portugal, Spain, and Italy before becoming the deputy director of the United States Information Agency, the first woman to serve in such a senior role in the Agency. In 1973, White became the first woman with ambassadorial rank in the United States delegation to the United Nations.[4][5]
The National Civil Service League recognized White in 1967 with a career service award. In 1972, she received a Rockefeller Public Service Award.[6]
She was president of Mills College from 1976 to 1980.[7][8][9] White explained her perspective on educational leadership in 1976, saying,
After her retirement, Mills established the Barbara M. White Professor of Public Policy Chair. There is a collection of White's papers in the library at Mills College.[1]
Barbara McClure White died from cancer in 1984, aged 64 years, at a nursing home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Photographer, writer, and curator Peter Galassi is her nephew.[6]
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