Genta H. Holmes

Genta H. Holmes
20th United States Ambassador to Australia
In office
April 11, 1997  July 23, 2000
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byEdward J. Perkins
Succeeded byEdward W. Gnehm
1st United States Ambassador to Namibia
In office
1990–1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byMarshall Fletcher McCallie
20th Director General of the Foreign Service
In office
September 7, 1992  August 18, 1995
Preceded byEdward Joseph Perkins
Succeeded byAnthony Cecil Eden Quainton
Personal details
Born (1940-08-03) August 3, 1940
Anadarko, Oklahoma
Alma materUniversity of Southern California (BA)
London School of Economics

Genta Hawkins Holmes (born September 3, 1940) is an American foreign service officer who served as ambassador to Namibia and Australia. In addition, she has served as a "Diplomat-in-Residence" at the University of California, Davis.