Elizabeth Raspolic

Elizabeth Raspolic (February 23, 1939[1] – May 26, 2022) was an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Gabon with a concurrent appointment to São Tomé and Principe (1995–1998).[2] Raspolic was also director of the Interagency Rightsizing Committee.[3][4]

Raspolic also served as Vice consul; Lyon, France (1974–1976) and Seoul, South Korea (1976–1978); Consul, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1978–1980) and Guangzhou, China (PRC) (1983–1986); and Consul general, Beijing (1986–1988).[5]

Raspolic was one of approximately 90 intelligence officials who signed on to an open letter to the Wall Street Journal supporting the whistleblower in the Trump impeachment scandal.[2]

Raspolic died after a brief illness on May 26, 2022 at the age of 83.[6]

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  2. ^ a b Carter, Sara A. (October 6, 2019). "Usual Anti-Trump Intel Officials Publish Open Letter Supporting Whistleblowers". Sara Carter. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Serial No. 106-136: Progress on Implementing Overseas Presence Advisory Panel Recommendations: Hearing before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, June 15, 2000". Homeland Security Digital Library. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Elizabeth Raspolic (1939–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Elizabeth Raspolic" (PDF). The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Elizabeth Raspolic obituary". Legacy. Retrieved 21 September 2022.