David R. Gilmour (born 1958)[1] is an American diplomat who is serving as the United States Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea since 2022.
David Gilmour | |
|---|---|
 | |
| United States Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea | |
| Assumed office May 22, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Susan N. Stevenson |
| United States Ambassador to Togo | |
| In office November 7, 2015 – March 9, 2019 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Robert E. Whitehead |
| Succeeded by | Eric Stromayer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) |
| Spouse | Judith Martin |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Saginaw Valley State University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (MA) |
Early life and education edit
Gilmour was raised in Bridgeport, Michigan, where he attended Bridgeport High School.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saginaw Valley State University and a Master of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin.[3]
Career edit
Gilmour is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor. He was the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the U.S. Embassy in N’Djamena, Chad. He has served in the Bureau of African Affairs at the Department of State as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Africa, Director of East African Affairs, and Director of Public Diplomacy for Africa. He was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassies in Panama and Malawi, and Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Mission in Geneva. Other overseas assignments have included Australia, Costa Rica, South Africa, and Cameroon.[4][5]
Ambassador to Togo edit
Gilmour was the United States ambassador to Togo from November 7, 2015, to March 9, 2019.
Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea edit
On August 6, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Gilmour to be the U.S. ambassador to Equatorial Guinea.[4] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on his nomination on October 20, 2021. The committee reported the nomination favorably on November 3, 2021. On December 18, 2021, Gilmour was confirmed by the Senate via voice vote.[6] He presented his credentials to President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on May 22, 2022.[7]
Personal life edit
References edit
- ^ "David R. Gilmour - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Togo: Who Is David Gilmour?". AllGov. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Gilmour, David R." U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations". The White House. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "The Foreign Service Journal, January-February 2019". FlippingBook. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "PN1033 - Nomination of David R. Gilmour for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Embassy Malabo [@USEmbassyEG] (May 24, 2022). "Ayer, Embajador David R. Gilmour ha presentado sus credenciales al Presidente Obiang" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-26 – via Twitter.
 | This diplomat-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |