Teranga Gold Corporation announced the appointment of Dr. Jendayi Frazer to the Board of Directors of the company while Alan Hill will continue his transition to Non-Executive Chairman. Dr. Frazer was the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Affairs (2005-2009) after having served as the first woman U.S. Ambassador to South Africa (2004). She has also served as Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University as well as at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.