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Terence A. Todman
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Todman (right) next to U.S. President Ronald Reagan (left) in 1985
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| United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
| In office June 13, 1989 – June 28, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Theodore E. Gildred |
| Succeeded by | James Richard Cheek |
| United States Ambassador to Denmark | |
| In office November 17, 1983 – January 8, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | John Langeloth Loeb Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Keith Lapham Brown |
| United States Ambassador to Spain | |
| In office July 20, 1978 – August 8, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Wells Stabler |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Ostrom Enders |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs | |
| In office April 1, 1977 – June 27, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Harry W. Shlaudeman |
| Succeeded by | Viron P. Vaky |
| United States Ambassador to Costa Rica | |
| In office March 17, 1975 – January 24, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Viron P. Vaky |
| Succeeded by | Marvin Weissman |
| United States Ambassador to Guinea | |
| In office August 26, 1972 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Albert W. Sherer Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William Caldwell Harrop |
| United States Ambassador to Chad | |
| In office August 21, 1969 – June 29, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Sheldon B. Vance |
| Succeeded by | Edward W. Mulcahy |
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| Born | March 13, 1926 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Died | August 13, 2014 (aged 88) St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | 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 U.S. Ambassador to Chad, Guinea, Costa Rica, Spain, Denmark, and Argentina. In 1990, he was awarded the rank of Career Ambassador.
Life
Todman was born on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on March 13, 1926. He was drafted and served in Japan from 1945 to 1949.
Todman 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 top-ranked and most prestigious graduate school of public administration. During his Ambassadorship in Guinea, his embassy was under eavesdropping of the Soviet Union's KGB. His appointment as ambassador to Costa Rica in 1974 represented the first African American to be given the title in a Spanish-speaking country.
Todman was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He was also a director of Exxcel Group.
Personal life and death
Todman married Doris Weston; they had four children. On August 13, 2014, he died at the age of 88, at a hospital in Saint Thomas.
See also
In Spanish: Terence Todman para niños
