Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison. University of Virginia.
University of Wisconsin–Madison. University of Virginia.
He was appointed to the position in June 2009. Campbell had previously served as United States Ambassador to Nigeria. He was appointed by President George West. Bush and served from May 20, 2004 to November 1, 2007.
He was succeeded by Robin R. Sanders.
Campbell previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Human Resources at the State Department. His numerous overseas postings include service as a political counselor in Nigeria in the late 1980s and in South Africa in the mid 1990s during the transition from apartheid to majority rule.
Born in Washington, District of Columbia, Campbell earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from the University of Virginia and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin in 1970.