Background
Simpson, Daniel H. was born on July 9, 1939 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States.
Simpson, Daniel H. was born on July 9, 1939 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1961; certified in African studies, Northwestern University, 1973.
Joined Foreign Service, United States Department State, Washington, since 1966, staff assistant Bureau Security and Consular Affairs, 1966-1967, speech writer for assistant secretary state for African affairs, 1968, desk officer for Rhodesia, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, 1973-1974. Training officer United States Information Agency, 1967-1968. Political, economic and consular officer American Embassy, Bujumbura, Burundi, 1968-1970, political officer Pretoria, Republic South Africa, 1970-1972, deputy chief mission Beirut, until 1989.
Ambassador to Center African Republic, Bangui, 1989-1992. Deputy Commander Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1993-1994. Ambassador to Somalia Mogadishu, 1994-1995.
Ambassador to Congo Kinshasa, 1995-1998. Vice president National Defense University, Washington, 1998-2000. Regional director Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2000—2001.
Associate editor Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade, since 2001.
Married; 4 children.