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Cleve L. Killingsworth
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O’dell M. Owens, M.D.
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Huggins, Joseph (1951- )
Ambassador Joseph Huggins is a retired Career Diplomat who on November 15, 2002 was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as Ambassador to Botswana. Following U.S. Senate confirmation, Huggins arrived in Gaborone, the capital, where he served from January 28, 2003 until July
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Juanita T. James
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Lenhardt, Alfonso E. (1943- )
Alfonso E. Lenhardt is currently Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania from 2009 to
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Lloyd G. Trotter
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Cooper, J. Gary (1936– )
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2
1936
Gerald B. Smith
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Kelvin R. Westbrook
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Gray, William Herbert, III (1941–2013)
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1941
Gaurdie E. Banister
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Donald, Arnold (1954- )
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Linda Johnson Rice
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Joseph B. Anderson
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Kelly, Samuel Eugene (1926-2009)
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Yohannes, Daniel W. (1952– )
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John W. Thompson
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Fayetteville State University (1867-- )
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Renee L. Glover
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Akon
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1973
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Tony Prophet
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Robert L. Johnson
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