Throughout history, there have been many women diplomats who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great female diplomats such as Caroline Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Condoleezza Rice, Valerie Jarrett, Madeleine Albright.The women diplomats featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & India and many more countries.
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Shirley Temple(Actress, 27th United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia)
Birthdate: April 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Died: February 10, 2014
After starting her film career at the age of three, Shirley Temple went on to become Hollywood's highest-grossing child actress from 1935 to 1938. She is the epitome of popular child stars who lose their charm as they grow up. Despite failing as an adult actress, she is ranked 18th in the greatest female screen legends of Classic Hollywood list.
Birthdate: November 28, 1937
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Smíchov, Prague, Czechia
Died: March 23, 2022
Madeleine Albright served as the U.S. Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001, under Bill Clinton, and was the first woman to hold the post. The Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee also chaired the Albright Stonebridge Group and taught at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.
Birthdate: October 11, 1884
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: November 7, 1962
Feminist and civil rights icon Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was the longest-serving U.S First Lady. She was a prominent human rights activist, wrote columns, and hosted a radio show. She was named to Gallup's List of Most Widely Admired People of the 20th Century in 1999.
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Nikki Haley(29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2017-2018))
Birthdate: January 20, 1972
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bamberg, South Carolina, United States
Born to Indian immigrant parents, Nikki Haley went on to become the first Indian-American to hold an office in South Carolina and later became its governor—the first woman and second Indian American to be appointed governor in the US. A published author, she has also served as the US ambassador to the United Nations.
Birthdate: November 14, 1954
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
The 66th United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made history in 2005 when she became the first female black Secretary of State. She is also the first female to serve as National Security Advisor, a position which she served from 2001 to 2005. One of the most powerful women in the world at one point of time, she has been depicted in Hollywood films.
Birthdate: July 14, 1868
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Washington, United Kingdom
Died: July 12, 1926
Born into a wealthy English family, Gertrude Bell was an explorer at heart and went down in history for her journeys across the Middle East and for helping establish the Hāshimite dynasty in Iraq. Though she graduated in history from Oxford, being a woman, she wasn’t awarded a degree.
Birthdate: June 13, 1954
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ogwashi Ukwu, Nigeria
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Birthdate: September 21, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and academic Samantha Power has previously served as the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. She was a war correspondent before she became a professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. She worked on Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and infamously called Hillary Clinton "a monster.”
Birthdate: November 27, 1957
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cornell Medical Center Hospital, New York City, New York, U.S.
Caroline Kennedy is an American author, diplomat, and attorney. The only surviving child of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Caroline served as the US Ambassador to Japan between 2013 and 2017. A prolific author who writes about civil liberties, Caroline Kennedy has also served as a spokesperson for the Kennedy family's legacy.
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Susan Rice(23rd U.S. National Security Advisor ( 2013 – 2017))
Birthdate: November 17, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Susan Rice has been the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and the national security advisor. She was chosen by Joe Biden as the director of the Domestic Policy Council. Rice was supposed to become the secretary of state, replacing Hillary Clinton in 2013, but withdrew due to the Benghazi attack.
Birthdate: July 17, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lobethal
Julie Bishop is an Australian former politician who once served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs. For several years, she was the deputy leader of the Liberal Party. She studied law at the University of Adelaide and worked as a commercial lawyer before venturing into politics. In 2020, she became the first woman chancellor of the Australian National University.
Birthdate: August 7, 1956
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Birthdate: December 25, 1976
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tripoli, Libya
Birthdate: December 7, 1978
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, Bangkok, Thailand
Birthdate: July 22, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Galveston, Texas, USA
Birthdate: March 10, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: October 9, 1987
Birthdate: November 14, 1956
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Shiraz
Valerie Jarrett served as the senior advisor to former president Barack Obama and the director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs from 2009 to 2017. She had previously served Mayor Richard Daley as his deputy chief of staff and had hired Michelle Obama, then-fiancée of Obama.
Birthdate: December 24, 1975
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Birthdate: April 4, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States
Doctor and diplomat Deborah Birx was the Trump administration’s coronavirus response co-ordinator. The renowned HIV/AIDS researcher, however, quit the virus team after reports suggested she had attended a Thanksgiving family gathering, breaching COVID-19 protocol. She later joined the air-cleaning company ActivePure, amid reports of it using banned technology.
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Alexandra Kollontai(Russian Revolutionary and Diplomat & First Woman in History to Become an Official Member of a Governing Cabinet)
Birthdate: March 31, 1872
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: March 9, 1952
Alexandra Kollontai was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and diplomat. She served as the People's Commissar for Welfare in Lenin’s government. A powerful figure, she became the first woman in history to become an official member of a governing cabinet. She was also one of the few women to play a prominent role during the Russian Revolution.
Birthdate: December 23, 1960
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: July 13, 2020
Zindzi Mandela was a South African poet and diplomat best known as the daughter of the famous anti-apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela. From 1996 to 1998, she also served as a temporary First Lady of South Africa. Over the years, she has been portrayed in films and TV films, such as Mrs Mandela (2009), Invictus (2009), and Mandela (1987).
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Christine Lagarde(French Politician and Economist Who is the First Woman to Head the IMF and the European Central Bank)
Birthdate: January 1, 1956
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Christine Lagarde is a French politician, businessperson, and lawyer. She is the current president of the European Central Bank (ECB), a position she has been holding since 1 November 2019. Prior to this, she was the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She is the first woman to head both the ECB and the IMF.
Birthdate: August 18, 1900
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Prayagraj,India
Died: December 1, 1990
Birthdate: February 20, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 17, 2020
Birthdate: November 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Duncan
Died: December 7, 2006
Birthdate: November 19, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Multan
Hina Rabbani Khar is a Pakistani politician who became the first woman and the youngest person to serve as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan; she was in the office from 2011 to 2013. Prior to serving as the Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar also became the first female politician to present the national budget in 2009 while serving as the Minister of Finance of Pakistan.
Birthdate: October 26, 1919
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tehran
Died: January 7, 2016
Birthdate: March 20, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Farnborough, England
Died: February 5, 1997
Apart from serving as the US ambassador to France and as a Democratic political activist, Pamela Harriman had also been in the news for her three marriages, all to high-profile men, namely, Randolph Churchill, Leland Hayward, and W. Averell Harriman. She also had countless affairs with rich and influential men.
Birthdate: July 8, 1958
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tel Aviv
Birthdate: February 24, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Birthdate: March 6, 1971
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Birthdate: February 4, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
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Gro Harlem Brundtland(29th Prime Minister of Norway, 5th Director-General of the World Health Organization)
Birthdate: April 20, 1939
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bærum, Norway
Birthdate: November 2, 1961
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rijswijk, Netherlands
Though a pianist’s daughter, Sigrid Kaag grew up studying Middle East studies and international relations. Initially a Dutch diplomat to places such as Beirut and Vienna, she later worked for the UN and then joined Democrats 66. She now leads her country as its First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
Birthdate: May 25, 1925
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mexico City
Died: August 7, 1974
Mexican poet and author Rosario Castellanos was one of the most prominent literary voices of Mexico and perhaps the most significant Mexican woman writer of the last century. Her literary work on cultural and gender oppression has greatly influenced Mexican feminist theory and cultural studies. Her notable works include her master’s thesis, Sobre cultura femenina and the poem Valium 10.
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Gulnara Karimova(Uzbekistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva)
Birthdate: July 8, 1972
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fergana, Uzbekistan
Birthdate: March 18, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Birthdate: April 7, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Shepetivka, Ukraine
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Sandra Mason(1st President of Barbados, Lawyer, and diplomat)
Birthdate: January 17, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Philip, Barbados
Birthdate: July 12, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria
Birthdate: December 2, 1978
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rehovot, Israel
Birthdate: February 10, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montreal
Louise Arbour is a Canadian lawyer, jurist, and prosecutor. She made history when she indicted Slobodan Milošević for war crimes; Milošević became the first sitting head of state to be summoned before an international court. Arbour's attempt to indict Bosnian Serb war criminals inspired a 2005 TV film titled Hunt for Justice, where Louise Arbour was played by Wendy Crewson.
Birthdate: April 16, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Myaungmya, Burma
Died: December 27, 1988
Birthdate: October 31, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint George's, Grenada
Birthdate: September 9, 1969
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia
Natasha Stott Despoja is an Australian politician, diplomat, and author. She began her career as a political advisor and was soon appointed to the senate. She has held several political positions. She is a member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the founding Chair of the Board of Our Watch.
Birthdate: 1964 AD
Birthplace: Kenya
Birthdate: July 3, 1978
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Birthdate: August 23, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Birthdate: January 13, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mbarara, Uganda
Birthdate: December 23, 1968
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Terneuzen, Netherlands