David J. Lane | |
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Lane in 2016
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United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture | |
In office July 19, 2012 – August 9, 2016 |
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President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Ertharin Cousin |
Succeeded by | TBD |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1960 (age 56–57) |
Education | University of Virginia, BA; Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, MPA |
Occupation | President, The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands |
David J. Lane (born c. 1960) was named president of The Annenberg Foundation Trust in September 2016. The non-profit organization operates The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California.
Previously, Lane was United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, serving in Rome, Italy, and chief of the United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome. Before that he held several positions in the U.S. federal government and with philanthropic organizations, including being President and Chief Executive Officer of the ONE Campaign.
Lane was born c. 1960. Lane grew up in Indialantic, Florida, and graduated from nearby Melbourne High School in 1978. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia, and then a Master of Public Affairs from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Lane worked as a legislative assistant focusing in the area of foreign policy in the United States Congress for Senator Gary Hart.
From 1993 to 2000, Lane worked for the U.S. federal government during the Clinton administration. These included being Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Commerce, William M. Daley, and Executive Director of the National Economic Council.