Daniel Lewis Foote

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Daniel Lewis Foote
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United States Special Envoy for Haiti
Assumed office
July 22, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byPosition created
United States Ambassador to Zambia
In office
December 14, 2017 – January 2, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded by
Succeeded byDavid J. Young (Chargé d'Affaires)
Personal details
BornSyracuse, New York, U.S.
Spouse(s)Claudia
Children2
EducationColumbia University (BA)

Daniel Lewis Foote is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who is the United States Special Envoy for Haiti. He formerly served as the United States Ambassador to Zambia.[1][2][3]

Early life and education[]

A native of Syracuse, New York, Foote graduated from Williamsville East High School in 1981. He attended Columbia University, where he was a member of the school's football and track and field teams and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.[2][4]

Career[]

Foote began his career as a natural gas trader and broker. In 1992, he became a Peace Corps volunteer in Sopachuy, Bolivia. He later taught high school Spanish and coached football and track in Northern California.[2]

In 1998, Foote joined the United States Department of State. He held positions at the State Department Operations Center, in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, at the U.S. Embassy in London, and in the U.S. consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico. He was part of the reconstruction team in Erbil, Iraq, was a management officer and political/economic chief in the U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg, and was a management counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires.

Foote also completed postings at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and as leader of the provincial reconstruction team in the Maysan Governorate. He went on to lead the activities of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in Colombia. He was posted in both Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as deputy chief of mission. In the Dominican Republic, he also served as chargé d'affaires. At the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Foote served as coordinating director, managing U.S. civilian foreign assistance and law enforcement activities in the country. In 2015, he took a role in Washington, D.C., at the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, where he oversaw operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In 2017, he was the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs when he was appointed United States Ambassador to Zambia.[5][6]

After the assassination of Jovenel Moïse, Foote was selected to serve as United States special envoy for Haiti in the Biden administration on July 22, 2021. In the role, Foote was a member of President Joe Biden's delegation to Moïse's funeral.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017 – via National Archives.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Straehley, Steve (September 17, 2017). "United States Ambassador to Zambia: Who Is Dan Foote?". AllGov. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Trump nominates new US Ambassador to Zambia". Lusaka Times. September 19, 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Alumni Go to Washington". Columbia Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  5. ^ "Daniel L. Foote". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  6. ^ "Acting Assistant Secretary Foote Travels to Haiti". U.S. Embassy in Haiti. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  7. ^ "Announcement of Daniel Foote as Special Envoy for Haiti". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  8. ^ "President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Haiti to Pay Respects upon the Death of His Excellency Jovenel Moïse, Former President of the Republic of Haiti". The White House. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-24.

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