Ruth V. Washington - People - Department History
Ruth V. Washington (1921–1990)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (The Gambia)
Appointed: November 21, 1989
- Died at Greenburgh, New York, on January 20, 1990, before going to post.