David C. Halsted

David Crane Halsted (born 1941) is an American diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to Chad from 1996 to 1999.

David Crane Halsted
17th United States Ambassador to Chad
In office
September 12, 1996 – August 6, 1999
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byLaurence Pope
Succeeded byChristopher E. Goldthwait
5th United States Ambassador to Uganda
In office
July 18, 1979 – 1980
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byThomas Patrick Melady
Succeeded byGordon Robert Beyer
Personal details
Born1941 (age 81–82)
Vermont, United States
Political partyNonpartisan[1]
ProfessionDiplomat

Biography

Halsted was born in Vermont in 1941.[2] His mother was Katharine Halsted. Halsted attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1963. He graduated from George Washington University in 1968[3] and later joined the U.S. Foreign Service. On June 11, 1996, Halsted was nominated by President Bill Clinton to be the United States Ambassador to Chad. He was confirmed on September 12, 1996, and remained in that post until August 6, 1999.[4]

On September 29, 1998, Halsted's mother died. Halsted also has three siblings, Margaret, Bayard and Alfred.[5]

References
  1. Thomas Walker (May 18, 2006). "Halsted, David C." ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  2. "Halstad to Hamill". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. "Prominent Alumni". gwu.edu. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  4. "AllGov - Nations - Chad". allgov.com. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  5. "Paid Notice: Deaths HALSTED, KATHARINE (PATTERSON". nytimes.com. Retrieved 9 December 2011.


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