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Article: State Dept. Director Gen. Ruth Davis assigned to Howard University post. (National Report).(Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- June 30, 2003
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The Black woman diplomat who "undertook the largest minority recruitment blitz in State Department history" is leaving to join the faculty of Howard University in Washington.
Ambassador Ruth Davis, the first Black woman to serve as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources, will be assigned to Howard University for the next year as Advisor for International Affairs. She will return to the State Department afterwards.
A pioneer throughout her assignment, she is the first African-American woman to be promoted to "career ambassador," the diplomatic equivalent of a four-star general, and the first Black woman to be named ...
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Article: Ruth Davis, 1917-2006
Columbia Daily Tribune;
June 18, 2006 ;
255 words
...Ruth W. Davis, 89, of Higbee passed away Friday, June 16, 2006, in Jefferson City. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, June 19, at Fayette City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Monday at Friemonth-Freese Funeral Home in Fayette. She leaves one son, Michael Davis of
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