John Negroponte

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Person.png John Negroponte  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
BornJuly 21, 1939
Member ofCouncil on Foreign Relations/Members 2, Le Cercle, McLarty Associates, Psi Upsilon, Transatlantic Institute, Trilateral Commission

Employment.png United States Deputy Secretary of State Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
February 13, 2007 - January 20, 2009

Employment.png United States Director of National Intelligence

In office
April 21, 2005 - February 13, 2007
Succeeded byJohn Michael McConnell

Employment.png United States Ambassador to Iraq

In office
May 6, 2004 - 2005
Oversaw the elimination of non violent resistance

Iraq

On May 6, 2004, Negroponte was made United States Ambassador to Iraq, charged with suppressing non-violent resistance to the US occupation, including academics, trade unionists, human rights workers and journalists. May Ayres notes that "Negroponte was the logical choice for the job, having served as President Reagan's terrorist commander in Central America in the 1980's in an earlier incarnation of Washington's 'War on Terror'".[1]

Honduras

Military aid to Honduras jumped while Negroponte was United States Ambassador to Honduras, from $3.9 million in 1980 to $77.4 million by 1984. Former Honduran Congressman Efrain Diaz Arrivillaga said about the US backed military in Honduras, "Their attitude was one of tolerance and silence," he said. "They needed Honduras to loan its territory more than they were concerned about innocent people being killed." Negroponte declined repeated requests for interviews made by telephone, in writing and by hand-delivered letter.[2]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/201225 January 201229 January 2012Switzerland2113 guests in Davos
WEF/Annual Meeting/201422 January 201425 January 2014World Economic Forum
Switzerland
2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"
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