Rufus Gifford
| Rufus Gifford | |
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| United States Ambassador to Denmark | |
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In office September 13, 2013 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Laurie Fulton |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
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| Born |
John Rufus Gifford August 5, 1974 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Stephen DeVincent (m. 2015) |
| Parents |
Charles K. Gifford Anne Dewing |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Awards |  |
John Rufus Gifford (born August 5, 1974) is an American diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to Denmark from 2013 to 2017, and was the Finance Director for Barack Obama's presidential re-election campaign in 2012. On August 1, 2013, Gifford's nomination from President Obama to be the next United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark was confirmed by the United States Senate. He was sworn into the role on August 15, 2013, and presented his credentials to the Queen of Denmark on September 13, 2013.
Gifford is a native of Massachusetts. He graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire in 1992 and he received his B.A. from Brown University in Rhode Island.
Gifford spent a few years in Hollywood working on family movies such as Dr. Dolittle 2 and Garfield, before moving on to politics. Prior to his work as an ambassador, Gifford served in various financial management capacities for Democratic candidates, including Barack Obama and John Kerry in their respective presidential campaigns. From 1998 to 2004, Gifford was a creative executive in Los Angeles for Davis Entertainment.
Gifford is openly gay, and commentators from GQ, Huffington Post and L.A. Weekly referred to him as Barack Obama's informal "ambassador to the gay community." He is a Federal Club Member of the Human Rights Campaign and a Partner in Conservation for the World Wildlife Fund.
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