Burleigh was born March 7, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1963.[1] He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal from 1963 to 1965, during which time he mastered the Nepali language.[2] In addition to that language, he speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Sinhalese.[3]
He is a visiting professor of international affairs at the University of Miami.
References
^"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.
peter, burleigh, albert, born, march, 1942, american, diplomat, worked, foreign, service, officer, joined, american, academy, diplomacy, united, states, ambassador, indiaactingin, office, july, 2011, april, 2012presidentbarack, obamapreceded, bytim, roemersucc. 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 Peter BurleighUnited States Ambassador to IndiaActingIn office July 1 2011 April 24 2012PresidentBarack ObamaPreceded byTim RoemerSucceeded byNancy Jo PowellIn office January 15 2009 August 11 2009PresidentBarack ObamaPreceded byDavid MulfordSucceeded byTim RoemerUnited States Ambassador to the United NationsActingIn office August 18 1998 September 7 1999PresidentBill ClintonPreceded byBill RichardsonSucceeded byRichard HolbrookeUnited States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the MaldivesIn office January 19 1996 August 1 1997PresidentBill ClintonPreceded byTeresita SchafferSucceeded byShaun DonnellyCoordinator for CounterterrorismIn office November 22 1991 November 23 1992PresidentGeorge H W BushPreceded byMorris D BusbySucceeded byThomas E McNamara Acting Personal detailsBorn 1942 03 07 March 7 1942 age 80 Los Angeles California U S EducationColgate University BA Biography EditBurleigh was born March 7 1942 in Los Angeles California He graduated from Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1963 1 He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal from 1963 to 1965 during which time he mastered the Nepali language 2 In addition to that language he speaks Bengali Hindi and Sinhalese 3 He served as United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka 1995 97 serving concurrently as Ambassador to the Maldives 4 In 1998 99 he was charge d affaires of the U S Mission to the United Nations In 1999 President Clinton nominated Burleigh for the post of United States 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 charge 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 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 Peter Burleigh NNDB Ambassador Peter Burleigh Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations Archived from the original on 2014 06 05 Retrieved 2014 06 01 a b Albert Peter Burleigh U S Department of State Retrieved 2011 05 28 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 Obama appoints gay man interim ambassador to India GayPolitics com Archived from the original on 2011 05 10 Retrieved 2011 05 28 CHARGE D AFFAIRES A PETER BURLEIGH U S Embassy New Delhi Archived from the original on 2014 06 02 Retrieved 2014 06 01 Burleigh is U S Charge d Affaires The Hindu July 2 2011 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peter Burleigh Appearances on C SPANGovernment officesPreceded byMorris D Busby Coordinator for Counterterrorism1991 1992 Succeeded byThomas E McNamaraActingDiplomatic postsPreceded byTeresita Schaffer United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives1996 1997 Succeeded byShaun DonnellyPreceded byBill Richardson United States Ambassador to the United NationsActing1998 1999 Succeeded byRichard HolbrookePreceded byDavid Mulford United States Ambassador to IndiaActing2009 Succeeded byTim RoemerPreceded byTim Roemer United States Ambassador to IndiaActing2011 2012 Succeeded byNancy Jo Powell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Burleigh amp oldid 1126148054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
