Genta H. Holmes
Genta H. Holmes | |
|---|---|
| 20th United States Ambassador to Australia | |
| In office April 11, 1997 – July 23, 2000 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Edward J. Perkins |
| Succeeded by | Edward W. Gnehm |
| 1st United States Ambassador to Namibia | |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Marshall Fletcher McCallie |
| 20th Director General of the Foreign Service | |
| In office September 7, 1992 – August 18, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Joseph Perkins |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 3, 1940 Anadarko, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California (BA) London School of Economics |
Genta Hawkins Holmes (born September 3, 1940) is an American foreign service officer who served as ambassador to Namibia and Australia. In addition, she has served as a "Diplomat-in-Residence" at the University of California, Davis.