Helen Reed-Rowe
Helen Reed-Rowe | |
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| United States Ambassador to Palau | |
| In office September 30, 2010 – July 26, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Amy J. Hyatt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, Eastern Shore BA Naval War College MA |
Helen Reed-Rowe (born 1949), a career diplomat of the Senior Foreign Service, served as the first resident United States Ambassador to Palau.
Reed-Rowe was born Helen Patricia Reed in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated from Edmondson High School with honors and earned a BA from University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. Reed-Rowe joined the US Foreign Service in 1986 serving overseas and at the Department of State in DC. In 2008, Reed-Rowe earned a master's degree from the Naval War College. On August 9, 2010 President Obama named her to be the first resident US Ambassador to the Republic of Palau. She was sworn in on September 27, 2010. Her final State Department assignment was Ambassador to the United States Army War College.