Background
Bishop, Donald Michael was born on October 2, 1945 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Robert Milton and Anne Selene (Rowan) Bishop.
Bishop, Donald Michael was born on October 2, 1945 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Robert Milton and Anne Selene (Rowan) Bishop.
Bachelor, Trinity College, 1967; Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1974.
Investment banking operations Smith, Barney & Company, New York City, 1968. Administrative officer United States Air Force, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, Phu Cat AB, Vietnam, 1968-1970, information officer Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Kwang Ju, Korea, 1970-1973. Assistant professor history United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1974-1979.
Foreign service officer United States Information Agency, 1979-1999, with Department State, 1999—2010. Vice consul Hong Kong, 1981-1983. Director United States Information Service American Cultural Center, Taegu, Korea, 1985-1987.
United States Information Service policy officer American Embassy, Seoul, 1987. Information officer and spokesman American Institute in Taiwan, Taipei, 1988-1991. Foreign affairs Conglomerate fellow United States House of Representatives, Washington, 1991-1992.
Course director foreign service officer training United States Information Agency, 1992-1994. Country public affairs officer American Embassy, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1994-1997, deputy public affairs officer Beijing, 1997-2000. Country public affairs officer for Nigeria, American Consulate General, Lagos, Nigeria, 2000-2001, American Embassy, Abuja, 2001—2002, minister-counselor for press and cultural affairs Beijing, 2003—2006.
Foreign policy advisor Commandant of the Marine Corps, Pentagon, 2006—2008, United States Air Force Chief of Staff, the Pentagon, 2008—2009. Country public affairs officer Afghanistan, American Embassy, 2009—2010. With United States Air Force, 1968—1979, United States Air Force Reserve, 1979—1996.
Member American Foreign Service Association, Public Diplomacy Alumni Association, Air Force Association, Marine Corps Association, United States Naval Institute, Vietnam Security Police Association, Society Intercultural Training, Education, and Research.USA, United States Comission on Military History, The History Society.
Married Jemma Won-Ja Chong, July 25, 1973. Children: Jerome, John Patrick, Edward Austin.