John Negroponte
This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia's layout guidelines. Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure. (October 2014) John Negroponte Negroponte in March 2007 15th United States Deputy Secretary of State In office February 13, 2007 – January 20, 2009 President George W. Bush Preceded by Robert Zoellick Succeeded by Jim Steinberg Jacob Lew 1st United States Director of National Intelligence In office April 21, 2005 – February 13, 2007 President George W. Bush Preceded by None, inaugural holder Succeeded by John Michael McConnell United States Ambassador to Iraq In office May 6, 2004 – 2005 President George W. Bush Preceded by L. Paul Bremer (as Director of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance) Succeeded by Zalmay Khalilzad 23rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations In office 2001–2004 President George W. Bush Preceded by Richard Holbrooke James B. Cunningham (acting) Succeeded by John Danforth United States Ambassador to the Philippines In office 1993–1996 President Bill Clinton Preceded by Richard H. Solomon Succeeded by Thomas C. Hubbard United States Ambassador to Mexico In office 1989–1993 President George H.W. Bush Preceded by Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. Succeeded by James Robert Jones Deputy National Security Advisor In office 1987–1989 President Ronald Reagan Preceded by Colin Powell Succeeded by Robert Gates 6th Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs In office 1985–1987 President Ronald Reagan Preceded by James L. Malone Succeeded by Frederick M. Berntha United States Ambassador to Honduras In office 1981–1985 President Ronald Reagan Preceded by Jack R. Binns Succeeded by John Arthur Ferch Personal details Born John Dimitri Negroponte (1939-07-21) July 21, 1939 (age 75) London, England, UK Citizenship United States United Kingdom[N 1] Nationality American Political party Republican Spouse(s) Diana Villiers Negroponte Children Marina, Alexandra, John, George, Sophia Alma mater Yale University Profession Diplomat John Dimitri Negroponte (/ˌnɛɡrɵˈpɒnti/; born July 21, 1939) is a British - American diplomat of Greek ancestry. He is currently a research fellow and lecturer in international affairs at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Prior to this appointment, he served as the United States Deputy Secretary of State and as the first ever Director of National Intelligence. Negroponte served in the United States Foreign Service from 1960 to 1997. From 1981 to 1996, he had tours of duty as United States ambassador in Honduras, Mexico, and the Philippines. After leaving the Foreign Service, he subsequently served in the Bush Administration as U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations from 2001 to 2004, and was ambassador to Iraq from June 2004 to April 2005. In November, 2010, some of Negroponte's letters were released on the website WikiLeaks.