Elizabeth Raspolic

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Elizabeth Raspolic (February 23, 1939 – May 26, 2022) was an American diplomat. She served as the U.S. Ambassador to Gabon, with a concurrent appointment to São Tomé and Príncipe, from 1995 to 1998. She also directed the Interagency Rightsizing Committee. Her other postings included Vice Consul in Lyon, France (1974–1976) and Seoul, South Korea (1976–1978); Consul in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1978–1980) and Guangzhou, China (1983–1986); and Consul General in Beijing (1986–1988). She was one of about 90 intelligence officials who signed an open letter to the Wall Street Journal supporting the whistleblower in the Trump impeachment scandal. She died after a brief illness on May 26, 2022, at age 83.