Sally Angela Shelton-Colby | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador toBarbados | |
| In office June 7, 1979 – February 24, 1981 accredited to Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Lucia | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Frank V. Ortiz Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Milan D. Bish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944-08-29)August 29, 1944 (age 80) San Antonio,Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Eduardo Jimenez William Colby |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri Johns Hopkins University Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris |
| Profession | Diplomat, Professor |
Sally Angela Shelton-Colby (born August 29, 1944) is an American diplomat. She wasAmbassador of the United States toBarbados,Grenada andDominica as well as Minister toSt Lucia, andSpecial Representative toAntigua,St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, andSt. Vincent from 1979 to 1981, underJimmy Carter.[1][2][3][4]
Sally Shelton-Colby was born on 29 August 1944 inSan Antonio,Texas.[5] She grew up inMonett, Missouri, where she was a cheerleader.[6][7] One of her grandfathers was a personal friend of Texas CongressmanClark W. Thompson.[7]
Shelton initially attendedSouthern Methodist University and tried to transfer toPrinceton University, but she was rejected because they did not accept women.[7] Instead, she transferred to theUniversity of Missouri,[6] where she received aB.A. inFrench. She received anMA inInternational relations fromJohns Hopkins University'sPaul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She was also aFulbright scholar at theInstitut d'Études Politiques de Paris.[1][4][8]
She worked as legislative assistant toTexas SenatorLloyd Bentsen during his 1976-onwards mandate.[1][4] She was nominated to becomeUnited States Ambassador toEl Salvador in 1977, but her nomination was rejected.[7] However, she was confirmed to serve as the United States Ambassador toGrenada andBarbados from 1979 to 1981.[1] In the Clinton administration, she was an Assistant Administrator of theUnited States Agency for International Development.[4][9] She was also Deputy Secretary-General of theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).[4][9] She was Vice-President for theBankers Trust in New York City.[4][9] She also worked forValero Energy Corporation.[4][9]
She has taught atGeorgetown University,[10][11]Texas A&M University, thePontifical Catholic University of Chile,American University andHarvard University’sJohn F. Kennedy School of Government.[9] She currently teaches atAmerican University in Washington, D.C.[3][4]
She has been involved withHelen Keller International, theNational Endowment for Democracy, theInternational Planned Parenthood Federation, theNational Democratic Institute for International Affairs, theAtlantic Council of the U.S, theCenter for International Environmental Law, theAmerican Hospital of Paris,[9] theOsgood Center for International Studies,[12] theAmerican Academy of Diplomacy,[13] etc. She is currently a board member of thePan American Health and Education Foundation and serves as Director of the La Pietra Coalition atVital Voices.[9][14]
Shelton-Colby met her first husband,Eduardo Jimenez, at the SAIS.[7][15] He was a lawyer when they were married.[7] After they divorced, he served as the Mexican Ambassador to Iceland and Norway.[7] Shelton-Colby stated he was employed byPresident of MexicoAdolfo López Mateos and was a part of theInstitutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).[6]
She met her second husband, formerDirector of Central IntelligenceWilliam Colby, in 1982, when he was still married to his first wife, Barbara Colby.[3] Their wedding took place inItaly in 1984.[3] They lived inGeorgetown, Washington, D.C. and remained married until his death in 1996.[3][16] In 2011, she disavowedThe Man Nobody Knew, a documentary directed and narrated by her stepson Carl Colby.[3]
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Barbados July 7, 1979 – February 24, 1981 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Grenada July 23, 1979 – February 24, 1981 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Dominica 1979–1981 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Saint Lucia 1979–1981 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Antigua 1979–1981 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 1979–1981 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to St. Vincent 1979–1981 | Succeeded by |
