Elinor G. Constable

Elinor Greer Constable (born 1934)[1] is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Kenya (1986–89).[2] She was nominated for the position by Ronald Reagan.[3]

Elinor Constable
1987, in red
Personal details
Born	Elinor Greer 1934 (age 85–86)
Alma mater	Wellesley College

She graduated from Wellesley College and speaks Spanish and Urdu.[4] Before becoming ambassador, she had a career as a Foreign Service officer.[3] After leaving her post as ambassador, she was Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs from 1993 to 1995.[2] She is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.[4] She was married to the late Peter Dalton Constable, former Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Peninsula and for ambassador to Zaire.[5] She has served on the Board of Directors of Search for Common Ground since 2000.

References

1. Elinor Constable — “If you want me out of the Foreign Service, you have to fire me”
2. "Elinor Greer Constable (1934-)". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
3. President Nominated Two African Ambassadors. Jet. 29 September 1986. p. 39. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
4. "Elinor G. Constable". AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DIPLOMACY. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
5. "Miss Fullmer Plans to Wed". The New York Times. 3 April 1988. Retrieved 14 January 2011.

Government offices
Preceded by E. U. Curtis Bohlen	Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs June 2, 1993 – September 15, 1995	Succeeded by Eileen Claussen
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Gerald Eustis Thomas	United States Ambassador to Kenya 1986–1989	Succeeded by Smith Hempstone, Jr.