Terence A. Todman | |
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1985
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United States Ambassador to Chad | |
In office 1969–1972 |
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President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Sheldon B. Vance |
Succeeded by | Edward W. Mulcahy |
United States Ambassador to Guinea | |
In office 1972–1975 |
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President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Albert W. Sherer, Jr. |
Succeeded by | William Caldwell Harrop |
United States Ambassador to Costa Rica | |
In office March 17, 1975 – January 24, 1977 |
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President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Viron P. Vaky |
Succeeded by | Marvin Weissman |
United States Ambassador to Spain | |
In office 1978–1983 |
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President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Wells Stabler |
Succeeded by | Thomas Ostrom Enders |
United States Ambassador to Denmark | |
In office 1983–1989 |
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President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Langeloth Loeb, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Keith Lapham Brown |
United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
In office 13 June 1989 – 28 June 1993 |
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President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Theodore E. Gildred |
Succeeded by | James Richard Cheek |
Personal details | |
Born |
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
March 13, 1926
Died | August 13, 2014 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
(aged 88)
Nationality | American |
Spouse(s) | Doris Weston |
Profession | Career Ambassador |
Awards | Distinguished Service Award |
Terence Alphonso Todman (March 13, 1926 – August 13, 2014) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Chad, Guinea, Costa Rica, Spain, Denmark, and Argentina. In 1990, he was awarded the rank of Career Ambassador.
He was born on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on March 13, 1926. He was drafted and served in Japan from 1945 to 1949.
He graduated from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico summa cum laude, and earned an M.P.A. degree from the Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, which is the number-one ranked and most prestigious graduate school of public administration.
Todman was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He was a director of Exxcel Group. On August 13, 2014, he died at the age of 88 at a hospital in Saint Thomas.
He married Doris Weston; they had four children.