David McKean (diplomat)

David McKean
22nd United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
In office
April 14, 2016 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byRobert A. Mandell
Succeeded byRandy Evans
27th Director of Policy Planning
In office
February 19, 2013 – March 4, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJake Sullivan
Succeeded byJonathan Finer
Personal details
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesKatherine Winthrop McKean (Mother)
EducationHarvard University (AB)
Tufts University (MA)
Duke University (JD)

David McKean (born 1956)[1] is an American attorney, author, political advisor, and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg from 2016 to 2017. He was confirmed to the position in 2016 and sworn in on March 14, 2016.[2] He previously held the position of Director of Policy Planning at the United States Department of State from 2013 to 2016 under John Kerry.[3]

  1. ^ "David McKean - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  2. ^ "McKean, David". Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  3. ^ "David McKean – Foreign Policy". 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-13.

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