Ambassador Mary Seymour Olmsted (September 28, 1919 Duluth, Minnesota - July 13, 2018 Bowie, Maryland) was the first female U.S.
In 1978, Jimmy Carter appointed her to serve concurrently as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands.
Olmsted went to school at night, working during the day at Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company in the security analysis division.
She studied at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy for a year, once she started working at the State Department, but left before attaining a degree.
Olmsted established Endowed Fellowship at the University of Hawaii specifically for students from Papua New Guinea.