Elizabeth Davenport McKune | |
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United States Ambassador to Qatar | |
In office 1998–2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Patrick N. Theros |
Succeeded by | Maureen E. Quinn |
Personal details | |
Born | (1947-11-15) November 15, 1947 (age 77) Detroit, Michigan |
Elizabeth Davenport McKune (born November 15, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan) is a Career Foreign Service Officer who served as the United States Ambassador to Qatar from 1998 until 2001. She retired in 2006. In 2007, she became executive director of the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) in Washington, D.C.
Early life
McKune's parents are Colonel Clarence M. Davenport Jr. (a West Point graduate) and Yolande Davenport (née Bradfield - a National Institute of Mental Health psychiatric social worker).
Education
- B.A., Carleton College, Minnesota, 1970
- M.A., Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies 1972
- National War College, with distinction, 1993
References
- ^ "Elizabeth Davenport McKune". BlackPasr. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "Elizabeth Davenport McKune". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "Elizabeth Davenport McKune". US State Department Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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