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Terence A. Todman

Terence A. Todman
Terence Todman and Ronald Reagan.jpg
1985
United States Ambassador to Chad
In office
1969–1972
President Richard Nixon
Preceded by Sheldon B. Vance
Succeeded by Edward W. Mulcahy
United States Ambassador to Guinea
In office
1972–1975
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
President Gerald Ford
Preceded by Viron P. Vaky
Succeeded by Marvin Weissman
United States Ambassador to Spain
In office
1978–1983
President Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Wells Stabler
Succeeded by Thomas Ostrom Enders
United States Ambassador to Denmark
In office
1983–1989
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
President George H. W. Bush
Preceded by Theodore E. Gildred
Succeeded by James Richard Cheek
Personal details
Born (1926-03-13)March 13, 1926
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Died August 13, 2014(2014-08-13) (aged 88)
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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.


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