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Albert Peter Burleigh (1942–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism
Appointed: July 24, 1991
Entry on Duty: November 22, 1991
Termination of Appointment: November 23, 1992- Received the personal rank of Ambassador, Aug 7, 1991. The following officers served as Acting Coordinators for Counter-Terrorism 1992-1994: Thomas E. McNamara, Nov 1992-Jul 1993; and Barbara Bodine, Jul 1993-Aug 1994.
- Concurrent Appointments
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Maldives)
Appointed: December 19, 1995
Presentation of Credentials: January 19, 1996
Termination of Mission: Left Colombo August 1, 1997- Also accredited to Sri Lanka; resident at Colombo.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sri Lanka)
Appointed: December 19, 1995
Presentation of Credentials: January 19, 1996
Termination of Mission: Left Colombo August 1, 1997- Also accredited to Maldives; resident at Colombo.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Maldives)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Palau)
- Nomination of May 26, 1999, not acted upon by the Senate.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Philippines)
- Nomination of May 26, 1999, not acted upon by the Senate.