Allen University 2016 Commencement Speaker: U.S. Consul General in Cape Town, South Africa - Mr. Teddy Taylor
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Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on April 15, 2016 Allen University, located in Columbia, South Carolina will hold its one hundred and forty-sixth (146th) Commencement Exercises on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 10:00AM. The ceremony will take place inside the John Hurst Adams Gymnatorium located on the Allen University campus, 1517 Pine Street Columbia, S.C. 29204 Allen University is extremely honored to host the United States Ambassador to Cape Town, South Africa. Mr. Teddy B. Taylor arrived in South Africa on September 25, 2014 as the new U.S. Consul General in Cape Town. Mr. Taylor is a native of Washington, D.C. and a career member of the Senior Foreign Service holding the rank of Minister Counselor. In a diplomatic career spanning three decades, Mr. Taylor has served tours in Latin America, Europe, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, and now Africa. He most recently completed a two-year assignment as a Diplomat in Residence at Howard University in Washington, D.C. In 2009, Mr. Taylor was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and the Republic of Vanuatu, serving from 2009-2012. Prior to his Ambassadorial posting, he served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Resources in the Department of State. He has also served tours at the Foreign Service Institute, the Bureaus of Consular and Latin American Affairs in the Department of State, and a detail assignment to the former United States Information Agency. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Association of Black American Ambassadors. Specializing in consular affairs, Ambassador Taylor is the recipient of numerous professional awards including the Department of State’s prestigious Barbara Watson Award for Consular Excellence. He was a member of the forty-sixth Senior Seminar, the Department of State’s premiere leadership training program, and his foreign languages are Spanish, Turkish, and Hungarian. Ambassador Taylor is a graduate of Florida A&M University and a life member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. He is married to Antoinette Corbin-Taylor, a member of the U.S. Foreign Service, and they have one adult daughter. For a complete list of Allen University Commencement and Senior Week activities, please visit www.allenuniversity.edu. Allen University is a private, coeducational institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate degrees. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Reginald Culpepper
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