Donald E. Booth is an American

United States

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 diplomat, since September 2008 serving as the United States Ambassador to Zambia

United States Ambassador to Zambia

The history of Ambassadors of the United States to Zambia began in 1964.Until 1964 Zambia had been a colony of the British Empire, first as Northern Rhodesia and then as a part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. On December 31, 1963, the federation was dissolved into Rhodesia and Northern...

. From 2005 to 2008 he was the U.S. Ambassador to Liberia

United States Ambassador to Liberia

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Booth attended Georgetown University

Georgetown University

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, where he earned a bachelor's degree in foreign service; Boston University

Boston University

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, where he earned an MBA

Master of Business Administration

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; and the National War College

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, where he earned a master's degree in national security

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 studies.

He went on to serve in a number of diplomatic posts, including Economic Counselor in Athens

Athens

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, Division Chief of Bilateral Trade Affairs at the State Department, International Relations Officer in the Office of Eastern European Affairs, desk officer for the Office of Egyptian Affairs and the Office of East African Affairs, and various positions at the U.S. embassies to Romania

Romania

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, Gabon

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, Liberia

Liberia

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, and Belgium

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Most recently prior to his appointment as ambassador to Liberia in 2005, he served as Deputy Director of the Office of Southern African Affairs, Director of the Office of West African Affairs, and Director of the Office of Technical and Specialized Agencies in the State Department's Bureau of International Organization Affairs

Bureau of International Organization Affairs

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Booth was appointed Ambassador to Liberia by George W. Bush

George W. Bush

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 in 2005; he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 16, 2005, and arrived in Liberia on July 29. On June 4, 2008, he was confirmed as the new U.S. ambassador to Zambia; he left his post in Liberia on July 11, and took up the post in Zambia on September 19.

He has been nominated to become Ambassador to Ethiopia by President Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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 on December 9, 2009. He is currently waiting to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.