A close friend of Presidents Eisenhower. Nixon. and Bush. Mrs. LafontantMankarious served as the first AfricanAmerican woman to hold the position of assistant U.S. attorney during the Eisenhower administration. In 1972. Mrs. LafontantMankarious became the highest female appointee named in the second Nixon administration. when she was selected as Deputy Solicitor General in the Justice Department. Years later. during the Bush administration. she would serve as U.S. AmbassadoratLarge for 4 years. visiting 28 countries. President Bush also appointed her to serve as Coordinator for Refugee Affairs for the State Department. We should all be proud of the life that Mrs. Jewel S.