Africa – Mauritius
Pravind Kumar Jugnauth
(1961- )
Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, a lawyer, was born of Hindu heritage on December 25, 1961, in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius,...
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900-1985)
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam was the first Prime Minister of independent Mauritius. He was born on September 18, 1900, at Belle Rive,...
Jean Baptiste Lislet-Geoffroy (a.k.a. Geoffroy L’Islet, 1755-1836)
Pioneering cartographer and meteorologist Jean-Baptist Lislet-Geoffroy was born August 23, 1755 in Saint-Pierre, Réunion, a French island colony in the...
Bisa Williams (1954- )
Ambassador Bisa Williams was a career member of the Foreign Service of the United States Department of State. She was...
Robert C. Perry (1945- )
Robert Perry was born in Durham, North Carolina in 1945. He graduated from Hillside High School in that city in...
Mary Jo Wills (1951- )
Ambassador Mary Jo Wills has worked in international affairs for over three decades. Her service to the United States has...
Leslie M. Alexander (1948- )
Ambassador Leslie M. Alexander was a Career Foreign Service Officer. He was appointed by President William J. Clinton to serve...
Ronald DeWayne Palmer (1932-2014)
Ronald DeWayne Palmer, U.S. ambassador to three nations—Togo, Malaysia, and Mauritius—was born on May 22, 1932, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He...
Port Louis, Mauritius (ca. 1650- )
Port Louis is the largest city and capital of the small island nation Mauritius, which is located in the southwest...
