Daniel L. Shields

Daniel Luke Shields III[1] (born 1963) is a retired American Ambassador (Brunei 2011–2014).[2] In 2017, he temporarily served as the Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the United States to ASEAN.[3][4] Prior to that, he joined the United States Army War College to act as diplomatic advisor since 2015.[5]

Daniel L. Shields
United States Ambassador to Brunei
In office
March 5, 2011 – November 22, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byWilliam Edward Todd
Succeeded byCraig B. Allen
Personal details
Born1963 (age 59–60)
Alma materGeorgetown University
National War College

Ambassador Shields also served as Deputy Chief of Mission (2007-2010) at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore,[6] and for over a year as Chargé d'Affaires[7] (2009-2010),[8][9] between the departure of Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold[10] and the arrival of Ambassador David I. Adelman.[11] Other overseas assignments included Minister Counsellor for political at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing (2004-2007),[1] Political Section Deputy, U.S. Embassy Tokyo (2002-2004), Principal Officer at U.S. Consulate Nagoya (1996-1999), Political Officer at U.S. Embassy Beijing (1991-1993), Political Officer at U.S. Embassy Tokyo (1987-1989), and Consular Officer at U.S. Embassy Manila (1985-1987).[6]

Shields earned a Bachelor of Science degree in international relations from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a Master of Science from the National War College in 2001.[12]

References
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  5. Kerr, Carol (2015-05-10), "International Fellows sponsors make ajoyful noise with enduring impact" (PDF), U.S. Army War College Archives - News Article, United States Army War College, p. 1, archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-09, retrieved 2020-10-10
  6. "Ambassador Daniel L. Shields". Embassy of the United States, Darussalam Brunei. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  7. "STATEMENT OF DANIEL L. SHIELDS, III AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BEFORE THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE" (PDF). Foreign Relations Committee. US Senate. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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  9. "World Factbook - Singapore". Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  10. "Ambassador". Embassy of the United States, Singapore. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  11. "Ambassador David I. Adelman". Embassy of the United States, Singapore. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  12. Parisi, Jason (August 17, 2013). "An Interview with Daniel Shields, U.S. Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam". The Politic. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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