David E. Zweifel

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David Eugene Zweifel (born September 13, 1934) was United States Ambassador to North Yemen from 1981 to 1984. Zweifel entered the US Foreign Service in 1962, undertaking an assignment as a political officer in Brazil. [1]

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Biography

Zweifel graduated from Oregon State University (B.S., 1957; education major, planning on a teaching career). [2] He served in the U.S. Navy as lieutenant in 1957-62 and as a Naval ROTC instructor at Princeton University in 1960–62. [1]

List of foreign assignments

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nomination of David Eugene Zweifel To Be United States Ambassador to the Yemen Arab Republic". American Presidency Project. UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. "Ambassador David Zweifel" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. "U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Brazil. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. Neuman, Ronald E. (6 November 2017). Three Embassies, Four Wars: A Personal Memoir. ISBN   978-1-5434-5405-5 . Retrieved 9 June 2020.