title: Mary C. Pendleton
text: # Mary C. Pendleton
  
  Mary C. Pendleton (born June 15, 1940) is a retired American diplomat who was the first American ambassador to Moldova after it gained independence from the Soviet Union (1992 until 1995).
  
  Pendleton graduated from Spalding University (B.A., 1962) and Indiana University (M.A., 1969).
  
  