David N. Greenlee

{{Short description|American diplomat (born 1943)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = David N. Greenlee

| image = David N. Greenlee (August 29, 1995; Photograph) U.S. Department of Defense.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 1995

| ambassador_from = United States

| country = Bolivia

| president = George W. Bush

| term_start = January 17, 2003

| term_end = May 10, 2006

| predecessor = Manuel Rocha

| successor = Philip Goldberg

| ambassador_from1 = United States

| country1 = Paraguay

| president1 = Bill Clinton
George W. Bush

| term_start1 = July 19, 2000

| term_end1 = January 15, 2003

| predecessor1 = Maura Harty

| successor1 = John F. Keane

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|6|3}}

| birth_place = White Plains, New York, U.S.

| education = Yale University

| allegiance = {{flagu|United States}}

|branch = {{flag|United States Army}}

|serviceyears = 1968—1971

|battles = Vietnam War

}}

David N. Greenlee (born June 3, 1943) is an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay between July 19, 2000, and January 15, 2003, and Ambassador to Bolivia between January 17, 2003, and May 10, 2006.{{cite web |date=19 January 2007 |title=The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR DAVID N. GREENLEE |url=https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Greenlee,%20David%20N.toc.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624113019/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Greenlee,%20David%20N.toc.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2024 |access-date=18 July 2024 |website=Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training}}

Early life

David Nicol Greenlee was born on June 3, 1943, in White Plains, New York. Greenlee graduated from Yale University in 1965. Greenlee served in the Peace Corps between September 1965 and September 1967. Greenlee served in the United States Army between 1968 and 1971, with the rank of a First Lieutenant, being deployed to Vietnam between September 1969 and September 1970.{{cite web |title=Greenlee, David N. |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/g/1915.htm |publisher=U.S. State Department Archives |access-date=February 12, 2021 |date=November 14, 2002}}

Greenlee received the Bronze Star Medal and Vietnam Service Medal while serving in the army.

Diplomatic career

Greenlee entered the United States Foreign Service in 1974. From 1987 to 1989, he served as Deputy chief of mission to Bolivia. From 1989 to 1992, he served as Deputy chief of mission to Chile. From 1992 to 1995, he served as Deputy chief of mission to Spain. From July 19, 2000, to January 15, 2003, Greenlee served as the United States Ambassador to Paraguay. From January 17, 2003, to May 10, 2006, Greenlee served as the United States Ambassador to Bolivia.{{cite web |title=David N. Greenlee |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/greenlee-david-n |publisher=Office of the Historian, United States Department of State |access-date=February 12, 2021}}

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Category:1943 births

Category:Living people

Category:Ambassadors of the United States to Bolivia

Category:Ambassadors of the United States to Paraguay

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Category:Yale University alumni