| Title: | First Career Woman Ambassador - Zaibedah Ahmad |
| Source: | 100 INSPIRING RAFFLESIANS, 1823-2003 (pp 5-7)
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| Author(s): | Guan Heng Tan
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| Abstract: | Zaibedah Ahmad has the unique distinction of being the first woman Ambassador in the Malaysian Foreign Service. Her diplomatic career coincided with the gradual shift in Malaysian foreign policy away from her traditional ties with Britain and the Commonwealth. She also witnessed the beginnings of the collapse of the Soviet-styled client states of Eastern Europe. She diligently applied herself to her tasks with distinction, winning new friends for Malaysia with her intellect, beauty and charm… |
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