AFRICAN-AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT
IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS BY THE NUMBERS
3 National Security Advisors
2 Secretaries of State
1 Deputy Secretary of State
4 U.S. Ambassadors to the UN
1 Acting Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development
5 Directors General of the Foreign Service
1 Director of United States Information Agency
1 Counselor and Acting Deputy Director of United States Information Agency
4 Career Ambassadors (Highest Rank in the Foreign Service)
199 Chiefs of Mission (Since 1949)
Of the 199, 124 have been Career Foreign Service State Department Officers,
5 Former USIA, 5 USAID, and 1 State Department Career Civil Service Officer.
Of the 199, 64 have been non-career.
Regional Breakdown
Africa: 124
Western Hemisphere: 22
East Asia and Pacific: 16
Europe and Eurasia: 15
International Organizations: 13
Near East: 6
South Central Asia: 3
12 Director General’s Cup Recipients
5 Foreign Service/7 Civil Service
7 Agencies Represented within TLG Membership
4 Generations Represented within TLG Membership
32 American Foreign Service Association/Thursday Luncheon Group Interns
8 HBCUs and Universities Receiving the Todman Book Scholarship
38 TLG Lifetime Members
24 Pioneer Award Recipients