David H. Shinn - People - Department History
David H. Shinn (1940–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Washington
State of Residence: Washington
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Burkina Faso)
Appointed: November 6, 1987
Presentation of Credentials: November 28, 1987
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 6, 1990 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Ethiopia)
Appointed: June 6, 1996
Presentation of Credentials: July 2, 1996
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 14, 1999