David B. Dunn
David B. Dunn is an American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to Togo from 2005 to 2008. He also served as United States Ambassador to Zambia from 1999 to 2002.Biography
Dunn was born in Great Falls, Montana. He is a graduate of Occidental College and holds master's degrees from American University and the National War College. Dunn is married to Maria-Elena Dubourt and has two sons, Tom and Brian.
He joined the Senior Foreign Service in 1978. He served the early part of his career managing assignments in Jamaica, Tunisia, France, and Washington, D.C. Since 1988, he has been engaged with Africa, mainly parts of Burundi, Mauritius, Tanzania, Zambia, and South Africa. He is deputy director and director of the State Department's Office of East African Affairs. He was appointed as Ambassador to Zambia by President Clinton in 1999 to 2002. From 2002 to 2005 he served as Principal Officer at the Consulate General in Johannesburg, South Africa. After George W. Bush was elected in 2000, Bush nominated Dunn to Ambassador to Togo on September 6, 2005 and was confirmed by the United States Congress on October 28, 2005. He was superseded by Patricia McMahon Hawkins on August 22, 2008 as the ambassador to Togo.
He currently resides in Prescott, Arizona with his family, when not working.
