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Ruth A. Davis, a U.S. State Department Barrier-breaker, Dies at 81

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The Washington Post

12:08 JST, May 6, 2025

Ruth A. Davis, who grew up in the segregated South and rose through the Foreign Service to become the first Black woman to lead its training and personnel operations and achieve the rank of career ambassador, the highest for diplomats, died May 3 at a hospital in Washington. She was 81.

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