Elizabeth Davenport McKune | |
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United States Ambassador to Qatar | |
In office 1998–2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Patrick N. Theros |
Succeeded by | Maureen E. Quinn |
Personal details | |
Born | Detroit,Michigan | November 15,1947
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McKune's parents are Colonel Clarence M. Davenport Jr. (a West Point graduate) and Yolande Davenport (née Bradfield - a National Institute of Mental Health psychiatric social worker). [1]
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