Collection:LPB

Genre: Awards

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2012-06-28

Duration: 00:09:16

Subjects: Thomas-Greenfield, Linda | United States Ambassadors | International relations | Women diplomats | United States. Foreign Service

Contributors:

• Courtney, Beth Host
• George, Eula Shelmire Interviewee
• Bailey, Cleveland Interviewee
• Thomas, Cleveland Interviewee
• Thomas-Greenfield, Linda Speaker

This segment from the 2012 Louisiana Legends Gala features a profile and a speech by Linda Thomas-Greenfield accepting her recognition as a Louisiana Legend. Thomas-Greenfield, a native of Baker, served as the United States Ambassador to Liberia from 2008-2012. In April 2012, she was appointed as the Director General of the Foreign Service for the United States Department of State. The profile includes interviews with: Eula Shelmire George, her friend; Cleveland Bailey, her teacher at Northwestern High School in Zachary; and Cleveland Thomas, her brother. Host: Beth Courtney