William R. Brownfield
| William Rivington Brownfield | |
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| Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs | |
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Assumed office January 10, 2011 |
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| President |
Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Deputy |
Luis E. Arreaga Alexander A. Arvizu |
| Preceded by | David Johnson |
| United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
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In office September 12, 2007 – August 10, 2010 |
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| President |
George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William Wood |
| Succeeded by | Michael McKinley |
| United States Ambassador to Venezuela | |
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In office October 15, 2004 – September 5, 2007 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Charles Shapiro |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Duddy |
| United States Ambassador to Chile | |
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In office March 25, 2002 – July 19, 2004 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Philip Goldberg (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Craig Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 64–65) |
| Spouse(s) | Kristie Kenney |
| Alma mater |
Cornell University University of Texas, Austin National Defense University |
William Rivington Brownfield (born 1952) is a Career Ambassador in the United States Foreign Service and the current Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs as of January 10, 2011. He has previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Chile, Venezuela, and Colombia.
A career Foreign Service Officer, William Brownfield was United States Ambassador to Colombia. He arrived in Colombia on August 31, 2007 and was accredited by Colombian President Álvaro Uribe on September 12, 2007. On August 3, 2010, the United States confirmed Peter Michael McKinley as the new ambassador to Colombia.
Prior to arriving in Colombia, Brownfield was Ambassador to Venezuela, and before that Chile.
Ambassador Brownfield's first assignment after joining the Foreign Service in 1979 was in Maracaibo, Venezuela. His other overseas postings include service as Counselor for Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva, and assignments in Argentina and El Salvador. He was temporarily assigned as Political Adviser to the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command in Panama 1989-1990.
In Washington, Ambassador Brownfield's assignments have included Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere (WHA), Director for Policy in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Executive Assistant in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Member of the Secretary's Policy Planning Staff, and Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs.
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