Asia – Malaysia
Donald Jasper Harris (1938- )
Donald Jasper Harris is a Jamaican American economist, author, and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University in Stanford, California, since his...
Mak Pak Shee (1916- ?)
One of the most prominent government ministers in Singapore in the 1950s was Mak Pak Shee whose “very dark” skin...
Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park (2006- )
In May 2006 the world’s first underwater park, Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park, opened for public viewing. Located in Molinere Bay, off...
Joyce A. Barr (1951- )
Ambassador Joyce Anne Barr was born in 1951 in Tacoma, Washington. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business...
Maurice Darrow Bean (1928-2009)
In 1977, career diplomat Maurice D. Bean was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Burma...
Sylvia Gaye Stanfield (1943- )
Sylvia Stanfield, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, took up her post as...
Barbara Mae Watson (1918-1983)
Barbara M. Watson, businesswoman, lawyer, government executive, and diplomat, was born in New York City, New York on November 5, 1918. She...
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...
Clifton Reginald Wharton Jr. (1926- )
Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. has combined careers in business, higher education, foreign economic development, and philanthropy. The son of Clifton...
