Margaret Evangeline McDonald
Margaret Evangeline McDonald CVO CBE (April 1922 – 2001) was the first female Ambassador to the United States from the Bahamas, from 1985 until 1992.[1] She was the first woman appointed Secretary to the Cabinet, in 1982.[2]
McDonald was born in Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, in April 1922. In 1948, she married the educator Luther Haldene McDonald.[3]
McDonald graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "HISTORY". Embassy of the Bahamas to the United States. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b Hanna-Ewers, Deanne (24 January 2013). Great Women in Bahamian History: Bahamian Women Pioneers. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781477292495. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "New Margaret McDonald Centre will honour an outstanding public". The Nassau Guardian.
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