John Negroponte
John Dimitri Negroponte (/ˌnɛɡroʊˈpɒnti/; born July 21, 1939) is an American diplomat. In 2018, he was a James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. He is a former J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of International Affairs at the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. Prior to this appointment, he served as a research fellow and lecturer in international affairs at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, United States Deputy Secretary of State (2007–2009), and the first ever Director of National Intelligence (2005–2007).
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Official portrait, 2007 | |
| 15th United States Deputy Secretary of State | |
| In office February 27, 2007 – January 23, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Robert Zoellick |
| Succeeded by | James Steinberg |
| 1st Director of National Intelligence | |
| In office April 21, 2005 – February 13, 2007 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mike McConnell |
| United States Ambassador to Iraq | |
| In office July 29, 2004 – March 17, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Krzysztof Biernacki (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Zalmay Khalilzad |
| 23rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| In office September 19, 2001 – June 23, 2004 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James B. Cunningham (acting) |
| Succeeded by | John Danforth |
| United States Ambassador to the Philippines | |
| In office October 26, 1993 – August 5, 1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Richard H. Solomon |
| Succeeded by | Thomas C. Hubbard |
| United States Ambassador to Mexico | |
| In office July 3, 1989 – September 5, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Charles J. Pilliod Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James R. Jones |
| 16th United States Deputy National Security Advisor | |
| In office November 23, 1987 – January 20, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Colin Powell |
| Succeeded by | Robert Gates |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs | |
| In office July 19, 1985 – November 23, 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | James L. Malone |
| Succeeded by | Frederick M. Bernthal |
| United States Ambassador to Honduras | |
| In office November 11, 1981 – May 30, 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Jack R. Binns |
| Succeeded by | John Arthur Ferch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Dimitri Negroponte July 21, 1939 London, England, UK |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University |
Negroponte served in the United States Foreign Service from 1960 to 1997. From 1981 to 1996, he had tours of duty as United States ambassador in Honduras, Mexico, and the Philippines. After leaving the Foreign Service, he subsequently served in the Bush administration as U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations from 2001 to 2004, and was ambassador to Iraq from June 2004 to April 2005.