Peter Burleigh
| Peter Burleigh | |
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| United States Ambassador to India Acting | |
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In office July 1, 2011 – April 24, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Tim Roemer |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Jo Powell |
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In office January 15, 2009 – August 11, 2009 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | David Mulford |
| Succeeded by | Tim Roemer |
| United States Ambassador to the United Nations Acting | |
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In office August 18, 1998 – September 7, 1999 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Bill Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Richard Holbrooke |
| United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives | |
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In office January 19, 1996 – August 1, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Teresita Schaffer |
| Succeeded by | Shaun Donnelly |
| Coordinator for Counterterrorism | |
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In office November 22, 1991 – November 23, 1992 | |
| President | George H.W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Morris D. Busby |
| Succeeded by | Thomas E. McNamara (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 7, 1942 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Colgate University (BA) |
Albert Peter Burleigh (born March 7, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is a United States Foreign Service officer and diplomat. He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.
Albert Burleigh graduated from Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1963.[1] He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal from 1963 to 1965, during which time he mastered the Nepali language.[2] In addition to that language, he speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Sinhalese.[3]
He served as United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka 1995–97, serving concurrently as Ambassador to the Maldives.[4] In 1998–99 he was chargé d'affaires of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. In 1999 President Clinton nominated Burleigh for the post of United States Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau, but the U.S. Senate never acted upon the nomination, and it was eventually withdrawn.[4] In 2009 and again in 2011 he was appointed chargé d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, pending appointments first of Timothy Roemer and of Nancy Jo Powell as ambassador.[5][6][7][8]
References
- ↑ "Nomination of Albert Peter Burleigh for the Rank of Ambassador While Serving as Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism". George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ↑ "Peter Burleigh". NNDB.
- ↑ "Ambassador Peter Burleigh". Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 1 2 "Albert Peter Burleigh". U. S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ↑ "New US Mission Head To New Delhi Takes Charge". IndiaServer.com. April 6, 2009. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ↑ "Obama appoints gay man interim ambassador to India". GayPolitics.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ↑ "CHARGÉ D'AFFAIRES A. PETER BURLEIGH". U.S. Embassy, New Delhi.
- ↑ "Burleigh is U.S. Chargé d'Affaires". The Hindu. July 2, 2011.
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| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Morris D. Busby |
Coordinator for Counterterrorism 1991–1992 |
Succeeded by Thomas E. McNamara Acting |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Teresita Schaffer |
United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives 1996–1997 |
Succeeded by Shaun Donnelly |
| Preceded by Bill Richardson |
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Acting 1998–1999 |
Succeeded by Richard Holbrooke |
| Preceded by David Mulford |
United States Ambassador to India Acting 2009 |
Succeeded by Tim Roemer |
| Preceded by Tim Roemer |
United States Ambassador to India Acting 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by Nancy Jo Powell |