Ambassador Aurelia (Rea) Brazeal retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2008, with the rank of Career Minister, after a distinguished 40-year career. She is an expert in leadership, management, strategic planning, crisis management, and economic and trade negotiations, and is adept at engaging constructively with disparate audiences and resolving complex problems. She was a pioneer in being the first to serve in newly created positions and is the first African American woman career Fore...
