Background
Brazeal, Aurelia Erskine was born on November 24, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Brazeal, Aurelia Erskine was born on November 24, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Spelman College, 1965. Master of International Affairs, Columbia University, 1967. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1972.
With Foreign Service, 1968. Consular and economic officer United States Embassy, Buenos Aires, 1969-1971. Economic reports officer Economic Bureau United States State Department, 1971-1972, watch and line officer Office of Secretariat, 1973-1974, desk officer Uraguay, Paraguay, 1974-1977.
Review officer Office of Secretariat United States Department Treasury, 1977-1979. Economic officer Tokyo, 1979-1982. Officer ECON Bureau United States Department State, 1982-1984.
Deputy director Economic Office Japan, 1984-1986. Member senior seminar, 1986-1987. Minister counselor economic affairs United States Embassy, Tokyo, 1987-1990.
United States ambassador to Micronesia, 1990-1993. United States ambassador to Kenya, 1993-1996. Deputy assistant secretary East Asian & Pacific Affairs, 1996-1998.
Dean senior seminar Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, Virginia, 1998-1999, dean leadership and management school and senior seminar, 1999—2002. United States ambassador to Ethiopia, 2002—2005. Diplomat-in-residence Howard University, Washington, 2005—2007, special advisor, since 2007.