David Mitchell Burns

Background

Burns, David Mitchell was born on December 1, 1928 in Pineville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Judge and Louise (Cooke) Burns.

Education

Bachelor, Princeton University, 1953; student, School Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 1957, 60; student, Howard U., 1957, 60; student, Foreign Service Institute, Tangier, Morocco, 1967-1969.

Career

Advertising trainee, General Electric Company, 1953; instructor English, U. Kansas, 1954-1955; assistant cultural affairs officer, American embassy, Damascus, Syria, 1955-1956; assistant cultural affairs officer, American embassy, Beirut, Lebanon, 1956; director, Iran-American Society, Isfahan, 1957; information officer American consulate general, Salisbury information officer American consulate general, Federation Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1957-1959; public affairs officer, American embassy, Bamako, Mali, 1960-1962; cultural affairs officer, Tunis, Tunisia, 1962-1963; cultural policy officer, Africa, United States Information Agency, Agency, 1963-1967; public affairs officer, American interests section embassy of, Switzerland, Algiers, Algeria, 1969-1972; director science and technical programs, United States Information Agency, 1972-1977; director climate project, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, 1978-1990.

Achievements

• David Mitchell Burns has been listed as a notable writer, musician, diplomat by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Air Force, 1946-1949. Member National Association Science Writers, National Book Critics Circuit, Jazz Journalists Association.

Connections

Married Sandra Dunlop, June 8, 1955. Children: David A., Patrick C.

Father:

Judge Burns

Mother:

Louise (Cooke) Burns

Spouse:

Sandra Dunlop

child:

Patrick C. Burns

child:

David A. Burns