Carol Lancaster

Carol J. Lancaster (August 23, 1942 – October 22, 2014) was an American diplomat and academic who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Africa from 1980 to 1981, and Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 1993 to 1996. Following her career at the State Department, Lancaster served as the dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University from 2010 to 2013.

Early life and education Lancaster was born on August 23, 1942, in Washington, DC. She received her BS in Foreign Service from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1964, and her PhD in 1972 from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

In 1981, Lancaster began teaching at Georgetown University, while still at the State Department. In 2010, Lancaster succeeded Robert L. Gallucci as the Dean of the School of Foreign Service, serving until she retired in 2013.