One of to day's most qualified Black American female diplomats, Ms. Harriet Elam, was assigned as ambassador to Senegal by President Clinton.
A native of Boston and a current resident of Arlington, VA, Elam is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Currently she is counselor of the U.S. Information Agency.
Her foreign assignments in public affairs include Belgium, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. Earlier stints were served at the UN, the president's ...