UMaine Grad Appointed to Ambassador Post
President Obama has appointed 1971 UMaine graduate Pamela White ambassador to The Ghana. White is an Auburn native who earned a UMaine journalism degree before embarking on a career in public service that began with work as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon. She joined the U.S. Agency for International Development in 1978, serving in a variety of leadership roles leading to her appointment as ambassador. The Lewiston Sun Journal published a Tuesday story about White.