Penne Percy Korth
| Penne Percy Korth Peacock | |
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| United States Ambassador to Mauritius | |
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In office December 6, 1989 – November 19, 1992 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Ronald D. Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Leslie M. Alexander |
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| Born | November 3, 1942 Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Fritz-Alan Korth (div.) Andrew Peacock (m. 2002) |
| Children | Three |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Penne Percy Korth Peacock (born November 3, 1942 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is an American diplomat. She graduated from the University of Texas in 1964 with a B.A.
She is a commissioner of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Nominated in 1997, Korth Peacock previously served as Ambassador to Mauritius from 1989 to 1992. In 1993, Korth Peacock co-founded Firestone and Korth Ltd., a corporate consulting and events management firm in Washington, D.C..
Korth Peacock currently serves on the Boards of Chevy Chase Bank, the Council of American Ambassadors, Meridian International Center, the Van Cliburn Foundation, the Marjorie Merriweather Post Foundation of DC, and the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. She is also Vice Chairman of the Washington Round Table of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Korth Peacock was nominated officially by President George H. W. Bush on August 4, 1989 and presented her credentials as ambassador to Mauritius on December 6, 1989. She succeeded Ronald D. Palmer. At the time she most recently served as co-chair of the American Bicentennial Presidential Inauguration, 1988-1989. Since 1986 Korth has been the senior Washington associate and client liaison and representative of the trust and estate division of Sotheby's. She relieved the position on November 19, 1992.
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