Sally J. Novetzke

Sally J. Novetzke ( Johnson; January 12, 1932 – January 29, 2025) was an American political aide and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Malta from 1989 to 1993.

Life and career Sally Johnson was born on January 12, 1932, in Stillwater, Minnesota. She became interested in politics from a young age, learning from her father, who was a fan of Herbert Hoover.

From 1982 to 1985, she ran Iowa's Republican Party, the first woman to do so. She then led the Iowa Federation of Republican Women from 1987 to 1989. Speaking to The Washington Post in 1989, she noted that after the summit her priorities would include increased trade between the U.S. and Malta, and increased American investment in the country. She said she planned to involve a number of American executives whom she had met while working for the National Council on Vocational Education. She attended George H. W. Bush's funeral in 2018.