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Rozanne L. Ridgway
Ridgway with Erich Honecker, 1985
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs
In office July 19, 1985 – June 30, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Richard Burt
Succeeded by	Raymond Seitz
United States Ambassador to East Germany
In office January 26, 1983 – July 13, 1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Herbert Okun
Succeeded by	Francis Meehan
Counselor of the United States Department of State
In office March 20, 1980 – February 24, 1981
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Matthew Nimetz
Succeeded by	Robert McFarlane
United States Ambassador to Finland
In office August 5, 1977 – February 20, 1980
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Mark Austad
Succeeded by	James Goodby
Personal details
Born	August 22, 1935 (1935-08-22) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Hamline University

Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway (born August 22, 1935) is an American diplomat. She has worked for 32 years with the U.S. State Department, holding several posts. She was Ambassador to Finland and to East Germany, and finished her career as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs.

She was president of the Atlantic Council from 1989 to 1996, and currently the chairwoman of the Baltic-American Freedom Foundation.

In 1998, Ridgway was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.