Daniel H. Simpson
Daniel Howard Simpson (born July 9, 1939[1] in Wheeling, West Virginia) is an American former Foreign Service Officer.[1] He was the United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic (1990–92),[1] Special Envoy to Somalia[2] and the United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1995–98)[1] as well as undertaking other overseas assignments in Burundi, South Africa, Zaire (on three separate occasions) Iceland, Lebanon and Bosnia-Herzegovina.[3] He also served as the Deputy Commandant of the United States Army War College[2] and on the Board of directors as the Vice President of the National Defense University for the United States Institute of Peace.[4]
Before joining the United States Foreign Service and becoming a diplomat in 1966, Simpson studied English literature at Yale University and African studies at Northwestern University,[2] before travelling Africa to teach at the Eghosa Anglican Boys’ School in Benin City, Nigeria,[3] and at the Libyan Army Military College in Benghazi, Libya.[2]
After retirement from the Department of State in 2001, Simpson has been a writer and columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Blade[2] as well as a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.[2]
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