Sally J. Novetzke (born January 12, 1932) is an American political aide who served as the United States Ambassador to Malta from 1989 to 1993.[1][2]
Sally J. Novetzke | |
|---|---|
| 11th United States Ambassador to Malta | |
| In office November 9, 1989 – February 28, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Peter R. Sommer |
| Succeeded by | Joseph R. Paolino Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 12, 1932 Stillwater, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican |
When George H.W. Bush was campaigning for Ronald Reagan in 1979 in Iowa, he met Novetzke for the first time. The next day, she was asked to be the Linn County chairwoman. When Bush was elected president in 1988, he asked her to be Ambassador. She was in charge of the team that coordinated the Malta Summit between Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev.[3]
References
edit- ^ "The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa on September 24, 1989 · Page 6". Newspapers.com. 1989-09-24. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ Parmelee, Jennifer (1989-12-02). "Minding Malta". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ "Cedar Rapids woman attending George H.W. Bush funeral in Texas". The Gazette. December 5, 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2020.