John Danforth

John Danforth
Danforth in 1969
24th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
July 23, 2004 – January 20, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn Negroponte
Succeeded byJohn Bolton
Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice
In office
September 9, 1999 – c. July 23, 2000
Appointed byJanet Reno
DeputyEdward L. Dowd Jr.
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition not in use
Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee
In office
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byBob Packwood
Succeeded byErnest Hollings
United States Senator
from Missouri
In office
December 27, 1976 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byStuart Symington
Succeeded byJohn Ashcroft
37th Attorney General of Missouri
In office
January 13, 1969 – December 27, 1976
GovernorWarren E. Hearnes
Kit Bond
Preceded byNorman H. Anderson
Succeeded byJohn Ashcroft
Personal details
Born
John Claggett Danforth

(1936-09-05) September 5, 1936 (age 88)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSally Dobson (m. 1957)
Children5
RelativesWilliam Danforth (brother)
William H. Danforth (grandfather)
EducationPrinceton University (AB)
Yale University (JD, MDiv)
ProfessionPolitician, priest, lawyer

John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is an American politician, attorney, diplomat, and Episcopal priest who served as the Attorney General of Missouri from 1969 to 1976 and as a United States Senator from 1976 to 1995. A member of the Republican Party, he later served as Special Counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice from 1999 to 2000 and as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2004 to 2005.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Danforth graduated from Princeton University and Yale University. George W. Bush considered selecting him as a vice-presidential running mate in 2000.[1]

  1. ^ "Cheney, Danforth emerge as Bush's top choices – July 22, 2000". 2008-01-12. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

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