Rozanne L. Ridgway | |
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 Ridgway in 2010 | |
| 14th 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 |
| 19th 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 | Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway August 22, 1935 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Hamline University |
Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway (born August 22, 1935) is an American diplomat who served 32 years with the U.S. State Department, holding several posts, including ambassador to Finland and to East Germany, and finished her career as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs.
Ridgway has been an American foreign policy leader since the Richard Nixon administration. She has acted as an international negotiator on behalf of the United States.