Anne Forrester

Anne Forrester Holloway (June 2, 1941 – June 23, 2006) was an American diplomat whom held offices with the United States Department of State and the United Nations. From 1979 to 1981, she served as United States Ambassador to Mali.[1]

Anne Forrester Holloway
8th United States Ambassador to Mali
In office January 5, 1980 – February 27, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Patricia Mary Byrne
Succeeded by	Parker W. Borg
Personal details
Born	June 2, 1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	June 23, 2006 (aged 65) New York City
Cause of death	Pancreatic cancer
Spouse(s)	Marvin Holloway
Children	2
Education	Bennington College (BA) Howard University (MA) Antioch/Union Graduate School (PhD)
Profession	Diplomat

Career

Prior to serving as the US Ambassador to Mali she had been staff director for Andrew Young, when he was United States Ambassador to the United Nations. From 1985 to her retirement in October 2001, she worked for the U.N. in various capacities: with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); with the United Nations Regional Bureau for Africa, and with the United Nations Foundation.[2] Following her retirement from the UN, she worked as a senior policy advisor for Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA) for a year, then as a consultant on African and Caribbean development issues.

In her earlier days, she was the first managing editor of Drum and Spear Press.

Family life

She was born about 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died June 23, 2006 in New York, New York. She married Marvin Holloway (they later divorced). They had two daughters.

References

1. Trescott. "Odyssey of the Diplomat". The Washington Post.
2. Sullivan, Patricia (July 2, 2006). "Anne Forrester, Ambassador to Mali". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

External links

• Washington Post obituary
• U.S Department of State Office of the Historian