David R. Gilmour

Gilmour was raised in Bridgeport, Michigan, where he attended Bridgeport High School.{{Cite web|title=U.S. Ambassador to Togo: Who Is David Gilmour?|url=http://www.allgov.com/news?news=857354|access-date=2021-08-10|website=AllGov}} He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saginaw Valley State University and a Master of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin.{{Cite web|title=Gilmour, David R.|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/196073.htm|access-date=2021-08-09|website=U.S. Department of State}}

Gilmour is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor. He was the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the U.S. Embassy in N’Djamena, Chad. He has served in the Bureau of African Affairs at the Department of State as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Africa, Director of East African Affairs, and Director of Public Diplomacy for Africa. He was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassies in Panama and Malawi, and Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Mission in Geneva. Other overseas assignments have included Australia, Costa Rica, South Africa, and Cameroon.{{cite web |title=President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/06/president-biden-announces-10-key-nominations/ |website=The White House |access-date=1 July 2022 |date=6 August 2021}}{{Cite web|title=The Foreign Service Journal, January-February 2019|url=https://afsa.org/sites/default/files/flipping_book/010219/43/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=FlippingBook}}

Gilmour was the United States ambassador to Togo from November 7, 2015, to March 9, 2019.

On August 6, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Gilmour to be the U.S. ambassador to Equatorial Guinea. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on his nomination on October 20, 2021. The committee reported the nomination favorably on November 3, 2021. On December 18, 2021, Gilmour was confirmed by the Senate via voice vote.{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2021 |title=PN1033 - Nomination of David R. Gilmour for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1033 |access-date=January 8, 2022 |website=www.congress.gov}} He presented his credentials to President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on May 22, 2022.{{cite tweet |user=USEmbassyEG |author=U.S. Embassy Malabo |number=1528980950067159042 |title=Ayer, Embajador David R. Gilmour ha presentado sus credenciales al Presidente Obiang |language=es |access-date=2022-05-26}}

Gilmour speaks French and Spanish.

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Category:1958 births

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