Ambassador William R. Brownfield
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William R. Brownfield was accredited by President Uribe as the new Ambassador to Colombia on September 12, 2007.
Ambassador Brownfield served as U.S. Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela between August 2004 and July 2007. Before that, Ambassador Brownfield served as Ambassador to Chile. His first assignment after joining the Foreign Service in 1979 was in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Ambassador Brownfield's other overseas postings also include Counselor for Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva, and assignments in Argentina and El Salvador. He served briefly as Political Adviser to the Commander-in-Chief, US Southern Command in Panama 1989-90.
In Washington, Ambassador Brownfield's assignments have included Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Executive Assistant in the Bureau of Interamerican Affairs, Member of the Secretary's Policy Planning Staff, and Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs.
Ambassador Brownfield is a graduate of Cornell University (1974) and the National War College (1993); he also attended the University of Texas School of Law (1976-78). He speaks Spanish and French. He was born in North Carolina, but he considers himself a Texan.
The Ambassador's spouse is United States Ambassador to the Philippines, Kristie A. Kenney.
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