David D. Nelson

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David D. Nelson

David Daniel Nelson (born 1956)[1] is a United States Foreign Service Officer and a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He has notably served as the United States Ambassador to Uruguay.

Biography[]

David D. Nelson was born in Minnesota.[2][3][4] He received a B.A. the University of Wisconsin and a master's degree in Economics from the University of Maryland.[2][3][4][5]

From 1982 to 1984, he served as a diplomat in Montevideo, Uruguay.[3] He also served in Berlin, Madrid, Bonn, Quito, and the U.S. Consulate in Mérida, Yucatán.[4][5] He has worked for the National Security Council as Senior Coordinator for the Sea Island G-8 Summit.[5] He has served as Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, as Director of the , Director of the , and as Director of the .[3][4] Prior to becoming ambassador, he served as Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs.[3][4]

He speaks Spanish and German.[3][4]

United States Ambassador to Uruguay[]

He served as the United States Ambassador to Uruguay under Barack Obama 2009–2011.[2][3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ David Daniel Nelson (1956–)
  2. ^ a b c Embassy biography Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "U.S. Senate Confirms Ambassador Nelson to Uruguay". U.S. Department of State, Embassy of the United States of America, Montevideo - Uruguay. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g State Department biography
  5. ^ a b c White House announcement

External links[]

Media related to David D. Nelson at Wikimedia Commons

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Uruguay
2009 to May 2011 		Succeeded by
Julissa Reynoso
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