Shirley temple black ambassador
Shirley temple black...
Shirley temple black ambassador
Shirley Temple Black
Service History
US Ambassador to Ghana, 1974 – 1976
US Chief of Protocol, 1976 - 1977
US Ambassador Czechoslovakia, 1989 - 1992
Biography
As a unique personification of Hollywood and the American movie, child star Shirley Temple radiated sheer joy and hope—raising the spirits of her fellow citizens as they struggled together through the Great Depression.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed, “as long as our country has Shirley Temple, we will be all right.” Her vibrant and wholesome persona—revealed through starring roles in over 40 major motion pictures—had an undeniably positive impact on the well-being and value systems for generations worldwide.
After beginning 55 happy years of marriage to the love of her life, Charles Black, Shirley concentrated on raising their three young children while giving generously of herself in promoting the welfare of her community.
Her involvement with young people’s health issues, in particular, was sig