Jean M. Wilkowski
Jean M. Wilkowski | |
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Jean M. Wilkowski, from a 1962 publication of the U.S. State Department | |
| US Ambassador to Zambia | |
| In office June 27, 1972 – July 24, 1976 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Oliver L. Troxel, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Low |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1919 Rhinelander, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 2016 (aged 96) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, University of Wisconsin |
Jean Mary Wilkowski (August 28, 1919 – July 27, 2016) was the first woman to serve as an American ambassador to an African country, when she was posted to Zambia from 1972 until 1976.