Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gayleatha Beatrice Brown is a United States foreign service officer and ambassador. She has served in several diplomatic posts during her career with the U.S. Department of State including U.S. ambassador to Benin. She is Ambassador designee to Burkina Faso. President Obama nominated Brown for the ambassadorial post on July 2, 2009. She was confirmed by the Senate on August 4, and is awaiting swearing in.