John Negroponte

John Dimitri Negroponte (/ˌnɛɡroʊˈpɒnti/; born July 21, 1939) is a British-born American diplomat of Greek descent. He served as a research fellow and lecturer in international affairs at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, United States Deputy Secretary of State, and the first ever Director of National Intelligence.

John Negroponte
File:John Negroponte official portrait State.jpg
United States Deputy Secretary of State
In office February 27, 2007 – January 23, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Robert Zoellick
Succeeded by	Jim Steinberg
United States Director of National Intelligence
In office April 21, 2005 – February 13, 2007
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mike McConnell
United States Ambassador to Iraq
In office June 29, 2004 – March 17, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Krzysztof Biernacki (Acting)
Succeeded by	Zalmay Khalilzad
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office September 19, 2001 – June 23, 2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	James B. Cunningham (Acting)
Succeeded by	John Danforth
United States Ambassador to the Philippines
In office October 26, 1993 – August 5, 1996
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Richard H. Solomon
Succeeded by	Thomas C. Hubbard
United States Ambassador to Mexico
In office July 3, 1989 – September 5, 1993
President	George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Charles J. Pilliod Jr.
Succeeded by	Jim Jones
Deputy National Security Advisor
In office November 23, 1987 – January 20, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Colin Powell
Succeeded by	Robert Gates
Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
In office July 19, 1985 – November 23, 1987
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	James L. Malone
Succeeded by	Frederick M. Bernthal
United States Ambassador to Honduras
In office November 11, 1981 – May 30, 1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Jack R. Binns
Succeeded by	John A. Ferch
Personal details
Born	John Dimitri Negroponte 21 July 1939 (aged 86) London, United Kingdom
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Diana Villiers
Children	5
Education	Yale University (BA) Harvard University

John Negroponte Media

• OHE19840416 04.jpg

  John Negroponte at the Military Camp in Honduras in April 1984

• Nicholas Negroponte DNI swearing in ceremony 2005.jpg

  Negroponte's swearing in ceremony as DNI.

• Senator Jim Webb, Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass, former Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, former Senator John Warner, & journalist Andrea Mitchell at Ronald Reagan Centennial Roundtable.jpg

  Senator Jim Webb, CFR President Richard N. Haass, former Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, Senator John Warner, and Andrea Mitchell at Ronald Reagan Centennial Roundtable in 2011