Elizabeth Davenport McKune

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Elizabeth Davenport McKune
United States Ambassador to Qatar
In office
1998–2001
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byPatrick N. Theros
Succeeded byMaureen E. Quinn
Personal details
Born (1947-11-15) November 15, 1947 (age 76)
Detroit, Michigan

Elizabeth Davenport McKune (born November 15, 1947, in

United States Ambassador to Qatar from 1998 until 2001.[2] She retired in 2006. In 2007, she became executive director of the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) in Washington, D.C.[1]

Early life

McKune's parents are Colonel Clarence M. Davenport Jr. (a West Point graduate) and Yolande Davenport (née Bradfield - a National Institute of Mental Health psychiatric social worker).[1]

Education

  • B.A., Carleton College, Minnesota, 1970
  • M.A., Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies 1972
  • National War College, with distinction, 1993[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Elizabeth Davenport McKune". BlackPasr. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Elizabeth Davenport McKune". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Elizabeth Davenport McKune". US State Department Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2019.