Donald E. Booth

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US Ambassador Donald E. Booth and Liberia's then–president-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

Donald E. Booth is an American diplomat, currently (as of 2007) serving as the United States Ambassador to Liberia.

Booth attended Georgetown University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in foreign service, and the National War College, where he earned a master's degree in national security studies.

He went on to serve in a number of diplomatic posts, including Economic Counselor in Athens, Division Chief of Bilateral Trade Affairs at the State Department, International Relations Officer in the Office of Eastern European Affairs, desk officer for the Office of Egyptian Affairs and the Office of East African Affairs, and various positions at the U.S. embassies to Romania, Gabon, Liberia, and Belgium.

Most recently prior to his appointment as ambassador, he served as Deputy Director of the Office of Southern African Affairs, Director of the Office of West African Affairs, and Director of the Office of Technical and Specialized Agencies in the State Department's Bureau of International Organization Affairs.

Booth was appointed Ambassador to Liberia by George W. Bush in 2005; he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 16, 2005, and arrived in Liberia on July 29.