Background
Davison, John Samuel was born on May 21, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Davison, John Samuel was born on May 21, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Bachelor, University of Oxford, England Master of Arts, University of Oxford, England Bachelor, Harvard University Juris Doctor, Harvard University.
With, Foreign Svc., since 1961; with, Foreign Svc., Brussels, 1963-1965; political officer, Foreign Svc., Leopoldville, Zaire, 1963-1965; research analyst for Africa, Department of State, 1972-1974; desk officer, Nigeria, 1969-1970; staff assistant bureau African affairs, Department of State, 1972-1974; politico-military affairs officer, Foreign Svc., 1974-1975; deputy chief mission, Foreign Svc., Niamey, Niger, 1975; deputy chief mission, Foreign Svc., Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1980-1981; deputy chief mission, Foreign Svc., Khartoum, Sudan, 1981-1983; charge d'affaires, Foreign Svc., Cotonou, Benin, 1978-1980; charge d'affaires, Foreign Svc., Maseru, Lesotho, 1983-1984; deputy political adviser, United States Mission to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, 1984-1987; director East African Affairs, Department of State, 1987-1991; senior examiner, Board Foreign Svc. Examiners, 1991-1993; United States ambassador to Niger, since 1993.
Member American Foreign Service Association, American Association Rhodes Scholars, District of Columbia Bar Association.
Married Judith Kapp Davison ( divorced). Children: Alice, Juliet. Married Therese Davison.
2 stepchildren: Gwenaelle, Jean-Francois.