Peter Burleigh

American diplomat

Peter Burleigh

United States Ambassador to India

Acting

In office
July 1, 2011 – April 24, 2012
President| Barack Obama
Preceded by| Tim Roemer
Succeeded by| Nancy Jo Powell
In office
January 15, 2009 – August 11, 2009
President| Barack Obama
Preceded by| David Mulford
Succeeded by| Tim Roemer
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Acting
In office
August 18, 1998 – September 7, 1999
President| Bill Clinton
Preceded by| Bill Richardson
Succeeded by| Richard Holbrooke
United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
In office
January 19, 1996 – August 1, 1997
President| Bill Clinton
Preceded by| Teresita Schaffer
Succeeded by| Shaun Donnelly
Coordinator for Counterterrorism
In office
November 22, 1991 – November 23, 1992
President| George H. W. Bush
Preceded by| Morris D. Busby
Succeeded by| Thomas E. McNamara (Acting)
Personal details
Born|  (1942-03-07) March 7, 1942 (age 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education| Colgate University (BA)

Albert Peter Burleigh (born March 7, 1942) is an American diplomat who worked as a Foreign Service Officer and joined the American Academy of Diplomacy.

## Early life and education[edit]

Burleigh was born March 7, 1942, in Los Angeles. He graduated from Hollywood High School and then Colgate University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1963.[1]

## Career[edit]

He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal from 1963 to 1965, during which time he mastered the Nepali language.[2] In addition to Nepali, he speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Sinhalese.[3]

He served as U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka from 1995 to 1997, serving concurrently as ambassador to the Maldives.[4] In 1998–99, he was chargé d'affaires of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. In 1999, President Clinton nominated Burleigh for the post of ambassador to the Philippines and Palau, but the U.S. Senate never acted upon the nomination, and it was eventually withdrawn.[4] In 2009 and again in 2011, he was appointed chargé d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, pending appointments first of Timothy Roemer and of Nancy Jo Powell as ambassador.[5][6][7][8]

He is a visiting professor of international affairs at the University of Miami.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Nomination of Albert Peter Burleigh for the Rank of Ambassador While Serving as Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism". George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
2. ^ "Peter Burleigh". NNDB.
3. ^ "Ambassador Peter Burleigh". Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
4. ^ a b "Albert Peter Burleigh". U. S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
5. ^ "New US Mission Head To New Delhi Takes Charge". IndiaServer.com. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
6. ^ "Obama appoints gay man interim ambassador to India". GayPolitics.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
7. ^ "CHARGÉ D'AFFAIRES A. PETER BURLEIGH". U.S. Embassy, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
8. ^ "Burleigh is U.S. Chargé d'Affaires". The Hindu. July 2, 2011.

Government offices

Preceded by

Morris D. Busby

|  Coordinator for Counterterrorism
1991–1992  | Succeeded by

Thomas E. McNamara
Acting

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by

Teresita Schaffer

|  United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
1996–1997  | Succeeded by

Shaun Donnelly

Preceded by

Bill Richardson

|  United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Acting
1998–1999  | Succeeded by

Richard Holbrooke

Preceded by

David Mulford

|  United States Ambassador to India
Acting
2009  | Succeeded by

Tim Roemer

Preceded by

Tim Roemer

|  United States Ambassador to India
Acting
2011–2012  | Succeeded by

Nancy Jo Powell

Authority control databases |

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## External links[edit]

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