John Dimitri Negroponte - People - Department History
John Dimitri Negroponte (1939–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: New York, District of Columbia
States of Residence: New York, District of Columbia
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Honduras)
Appointed: October 29, 1981
Presentation of Credentials: November 11, 1981
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 30, 1985 - Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs
Appointed: July 12, 1985
Entry on Duty: July 19, 1985
Termination of Appointment: November 23, 1987 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mexico)
Appointed: June 15, 1989
Presentation of Credentials: July 3, 1989
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 5, 1993 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Philippines)
Appointed: October 8, 1993
Presentation of Credentials: October 26, 1993
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 5, 1996 - Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations
Appointed: September 17, 2001
Presentation of Credentials: September 19, 2001
Termination of Mission: June 23, 2004 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Iraq)
Appointed: June 17, 2004
Presentation of Credentials: June 29, 2004
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 17, 2005 - Deputy Secretary of State
Appointed: February 13, 2007
Entry on Duty: February 27, 2007
Termination of Appointment: January 23, 2009