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Pamela White
Pamela White
United States Ambassador to Haiti
	In office; August 3, 2012 – October 6, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Kenneth Merten
Succeeded by	Peter Mulrean
United States Ambassador to the Gambia
	In office; November 29, 2010 – June 2, 2012
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Barry Wells
Succeeded by	Edward Alford
Personal details
Born	1948 (age 76–77); Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
Education	University of Maine (BA); School for International Training (MA)

Pamela A. White^[1] (born 1948 in Lewiston, Maine) is an American diplomat. In November 2010, White was named United States ambassador to The Gambia by President Barack Obama.^[2] In January 2012, White was appointed United States ambassador to Haiti.^[3]

Early life and education

Born in Lewiston, Maine, White was raised in nearby Auburn. In 1967, White graduated from Edward Little High School. She then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Maine in 1971. She earned a master's degree from the School for International Training in Vermont and then a degree in international development from the National Defense University.

White served in the Peace Corps in Cameroon from 1971 to 1973. Prior to her appointment as ambassador, White worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) beginning in 1978.^[4] With USAID, White served in Burkina Faso, Senegal and Haiti, Egypt and South Africa. From 1999 to 2001, she was the deputy director for East Africa.

^ "Pamela A. White". U.S. Department of State. July 18, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^ Auburn native named U.S. ambassador to Gambia Sun Journal, November 16, 2010
^ Staff reports (January 24, 2012). "Mainer named envoy to Haiti". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project Foreign Assistance Series AMBASSADOR PAMELA WHITE" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 17 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Barry Wells	United States Ambassador to the Gambia 2010–2012	Succeeded by Edward Alford
Preceded by Kenneth Merten	United States Ambassador to Haiti 2012–2015	Succeeded by Peter Mulrean