Before being appointed as the United States Ambassador to Colombia, Busby served as coordinator for counter-terrorism with the rank of Ambassador at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. Prior to this, he served at the Department of State as a special envoy for Central America, 1988–1989; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, 1987–1988; and Director of the Nicaraguan Coordination Office, 1987.[1]
Busby served as deputy chief of mission at the United States Embassy in Mexico City, 1984–1987; and as an Alternate United States Representative to the Committee on Disarmament at the United States mission in Geneva, Switzerland, 1981–1984.[1]
On May 15, 1991 PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush nominated Busby to be United States Ambassador to Colombia. On July 30, 1991, the U.S. Senate made the confirmation.[2]
During his tenure, on December 2, 1993 the leader of the Medellín Cartel, Pablo Escobar was shot dead by Colombian National Police.[3] After Escobar's death, Busby announced on national television: "Pablo Escobar's death and the dismantling of the Medellin cartel are great successes for Colombia. But now they should continue with the Cali Cartel.".[4]
After being Ambassador, in 1995 he has served as President of BGI, Inc., an international consulting firm. Busby became Director of Morpho Detection, Inc. since March 1998.[5]
Referencesedit
^ ab"George Bush: Nomination of Morris D. Busby To Be United States Ambassador to Colombia". presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
^"PN350 - Nomination of Morris D. Busby for Department of State, 102nd Congress (1991-1992) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress". congress.gov. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
^. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Archived from the original on 2006-01-18. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
^Brooke, James (17 December 1993). "Drug Spotlight Falls on an Unblinking Cali Cartel". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
morris, busby, morris, dempson, busby, born, march, 1938, american, career, diplomat, served, united, states, ambassador, colombia, from, 1991, 1994, during, which, pablo, escobar, killed, united, states, ambassador, colombiain, office, september, 1991, july, . Morris Dempson Busby born March 15 1938 is an American career diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Colombia from 1991 to 1994 during which Pablo Escobar was killed Morris D BusbyUnited States Ambassador to ColombiaIn office September 18 1991 July 5 1994PresidentGeorge H W BushBill ClintonPreceded byThomas E McNamaraSucceeded byMyles FrechettePersonal detailsBorn 1938 03 15 March 15 1938 age 86 Memphis Tennessee U S Alma materMarshall UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityCareer editBefore being appointed as the United States Ambassador to Colombia Busby served as coordinator for counter terrorism with the rank of Ambassador at the Department of State in Washington D C Prior to this he served at the Department of State as a special envoy for Central America 1988 1989 Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter American Affairs 1987 1988 and Director of the Nicaraguan Coordination Office 1987 1 Busby served as deputy chief of mission at the United States Embassy in Mexico City 1984 1987 and as an Alternate United States Representative to the Committee on Disarmament at the United States mission in Geneva Switzerland 1981 1984 1 On May 15 1991 President George H W Bush nominated Busby to be United States Ambassador to Colombia On July 30 1991 the U S Senate made the confirmation 2 During his tenure on December 2 1993 the leader of the Medellin Cartel Pablo Escobar was shot dead by Colombian National Police 3 After Escobar s death Busby announced on national television Pablo Escobar s death and the dismantling of the Medellin cartel are great successes for Colombia But now they should continue with the Cali Cartel 4 After being Ambassador in 1995 he has served as President of BGI Inc an international consulting firm Busby became Director of Morpho Detection Inc since March 1998 5 References edit a b George Bush Nomination of Morris D Busby To Be United States Ambassador to Colombia presidency ucsb edu Retrieved 2015 09 06 PN350 Nomination of Morris D Busby for Department of State 102nd Congress 1991 1992 Congress gov Library of Congress congress gov Retrieved 2015 09 06 Decline of the Medellin Cartel and the Rise of the Cali Mafia U S Drug Enforcement Administration Archived from the original on 2006 01 18 Retrieved 2010 02 13 Brooke James 17 December 1993 Drug Spotlight Falls on an Unblinking Cali Cartel The New York Times Retrieved 2015 09 06 Morris D Busby Executive Profile amp Biography Bloomberg Business bloomberg com Retrieved 2015 09 06 External links editAppearances on C SPAN Diplomatic posts Preceded byThomas E McNamara United States Ambassador to Colombia1991 1994 Succeeded byMyles Frechette Preceded byPaul Bremer Coordinator for Counterterrorism1989 1991 Succeeded byPeter Burleigh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morris D Busby amp oldid 1192196028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
