Terence Todman

Terence A. Todman
Terence A. Todman
	1985
United States Ambassador to Chad
	In office; 1969–1972
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Sheldon B. Vance
Succeeded by	Edward W. Mulcahy
United States Ambassador to Guinea
	In office; 1972–1975
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Albert W. Sherer, Jr.
Succeeded by	William Caldwell Harrop
United States Ambassador to Costa Rica
	In office; March 17, 1975 – January 24, 1977
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Viron P. Vaky
Succeeded by	Marvin Weissman
United States Ambassador to Spain
	In office; 1978–1983
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Wells Stabler
Succeeded by	Thomas Ostrom Enders
United States Ambassador to Denmark
	In office; 1983–1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Langeloth Loeb, Jr.
Succeeded by	Keith Lapham Brown
United States Ambassador to Argentina
	In office; 13 June 1989 – 28 June 1993
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Theodore E. Gildred
Succeeded by	James Richard Cheek
Personal details
Born	March 13, 1926; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Died	August 13, 2014 (aged 88); St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nationality	American
Spouse(s)	Doris Weston
Profession	Career Ambassador
Awards	Distinguished Service Award

Terence Alphonso Todman (March 13, 1926 – August 13, 2014) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Chad, Guinea, Costa Rica, Spain, Denmark, and Argentina. In 1990, he was awarded the rank of Career Ambassador.[1]

Life

He was born on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on March 13, 1926. He was drafted and served in Japan from 1945 to 1949.[2]

He graduated from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico summa cum laude, and earned an M.P.A. degree from the Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, which is the number-one ranked and most prestigious graduate school of public administration.[3] During his Ambassadorship in Guinea, his embassy was under eavesdropping of KGB, Soviet Union.[4] His appointment as ambassador of Costa Rica in 1974 represented the first African American to be given the title in a Spanish-speaking country.[5]

Todman was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[6] He was a director of Exxcel Group. [3] On August 13, 2014, he died at the age of 88 at a hospital in Saint Thomas.[7]

Family

He married Doris Weston; they had four children.[2]

References

Ann Devroy; John E. Yang; Kenneth J. Cooper (15 May 1990). "Two Named Career Ambassadors". Washington Post. p. a.21. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
Highfield, Arnold (March 11, 2011). "Virgin Islander Terence Todman, ambassador extraordinaire". Virgin Islands Daily News. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
"The Exxel Group: CEO and Executives - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
Andrew, Christopher; Mitrokhin, Vasili (1999). The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB. Basic Books. p. 342. ISBN 0-465-00310-9.
Langer, Emily (August 16, 2014). "Terence A Todman, US Ambassador to Six Nations, Dies at 88". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
Terence A. Todman, U.S ambassador to six nations, dies at 88

External links

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sheldon B. Vance	United States Ambassador to Chad 1969–1972	Succeeded by Edward W. Mulcahy
Preceded by Albert W. Sherer, Jr.	United States Ambassador to Guinea 1972–1975	Succeeded by William Caldwell Harrop
Preceded by Viron P. Vaky	United States Ambassador to Costa Rica March 17, 1975–January 24, 1977	Succeeded by Marvin Weissman
Preceded by Wells Stabler	United States Ambassador to Spain 1978–1983	Succeeded by Thomas Ostrom Enders
Preceded by Langeloth Loeb, Jr.	United States Ambassador to Denmark 1983–1989	Succeeded by Keith Lapham Brown
Preceded by Theodore E. Gildred	United States Ambassador to Argentina 13 June 1989–28 June 1993	Succeeded by James Richard Cheek
Government offices
Preceded by Harry W. Shlaudeman	Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs April 1, 1977 – June 27, 1978	Succeeded by Viron P. Vaky

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[1] Ann Devroy; John E. Yang; Kenneth J. Cooper (15 May 1990). "Two Named Career Ambassadors". Washington Post. p. a.21. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

[highfield1-2] Highfield, Arnold (March 11, 2011). "Virgin Islander Terence Todman, ambassador extraordinaire". Virgin Islands Daily News. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

[businessweek1-3] "The Exxel Group: CEO and Executives - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.

[4] Andrew, Christopher; Mitrokhin, Vasili (1999). The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB. Basic Books. p. 342. ISBN 0-465-00310-9.

[5] Langer, Emily (August 16, 2014). "Terence A Todman, US Ambassador to Six Nations, Dies at 88". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

[6] Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc

[7] Terence A. Todman, U.S ambassador to six nations, dies at 88

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Chargé d'Affaires	Rodney Forbes Baylies Brent Harris Pendleton
Minister Resident	Peden Yancey Cushman Palmer Kirk Asboth Worthington Kirk White Osborn Hanna
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Hanna Pitkin Buchanan Lord Barrett Beaupre Eddy Sherrill Garrett
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Stimson Riddle Jay Bliss Weddell Armour Braden Messersmith Bruce Griffis Bunker Nufer Beaulac Rubottom McClintock Martin Burgess Lodge Hill Castro Shlaudeman Ortiz Gildred Todman Cheek Godard (a.i.) Rocha (a.i.) Walsh Gutierrez Wayne Martínez Mamet Prado

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Minister Resident	Borland (Envoy) Lamar Dimitry Riotte Lawrence Blair Williamson Logan
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Hall Mizner Pacheco Shannon Baker Merry Einstein Hale S. Johnson (a.i.) Martin (a.i.) Thurston (a.i.) R. Davis Eberhardt Sack Hornibrook Lane Scotten
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Des Portes H. Johnson Donnelly N. Davis Flack Fleming Hill Woodward Willauer Telles Boonstra Ploeser Vaky Todman Weissman McNeil Winsor Tambs Hinton Guinot Homme (a.i.) Harrington (a.i.) Becelia (a.i.) de Vos Dodd Danilovich Langdale Brennan (a.i.) Cianchette Andrew Haney Day

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Minister Resident	Bedinger Buchanan Wood Yeaman Andrews Cramer Payson (chargé d'affaires) Wickersham Hoffman R. Anderson Enander Carr
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Carr Risley Swenson O'Brien Egan Hapgood Grew Prince Dodge Booth Coleman Owen Owsley Atherton Davis Marvel
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Marvel E. Anderson Coe Peterson Blair White Duke Dudley Russell Crowe Dean Manshel Loeb Todman Brown Stone Elson Swett Bernstein Cain Fulton Gifford Sands

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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain (1825–1913)	Everett Van Ness Eaton Vail (chargé d'affaires) Irving Saunders Barringer Soulé Dodge Preston Schurz Koerner Hale Sickles Cushing Lowell Fairchild Hamlin Foster Curry Belmont Palmer Grubb Snowden Taylor Woodford Storer Hardy Collier Ide
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Spain (1913–present)	Willard Woods Moore Hammond Laughlin Bowers Matthews (chargé d'affaires) Weddell Hayes Armour Bonsal Culbertson (chargé d'affaires) Griffis MacVeagh Dunn Lodge Biddle Woodward Duke Wagner Hill Rivero Penn Stabler Todman Enders Bartholomew Zappala Capen Gardner Romero Argyros Aguirre Solomont Costos Buchan