David E. Zweifel Explained

David Eugene Zweifel (September 13, 1934 – January 1, 2022) was United States Ambassador to North Yemen from 1981 to 1984. Zweifel entered the US Foreign Service in 1962, undertaking an assignment as a political officer in Brazil.^[1]

Biography

Zweifel graduated from Oregon State University (B.S., 1957; education major, planning on a teaching career).^[2] He served in the U.S. Navy as lieutenant in 1957-62 and as a Naval ROTC instructor at Princeton University in 1960–62.

Zweifel died from complications of cancer on January 1, 2022, at the age of 87.^[3]

List of foreign assignments

• Consul, Rio de Janeiro (1993-1995)^[4]
• Ambassador to North Yemen (1981–84)
• Deputy Chief of Mission, Amman, Jordan (1979–81)^[5]
• Deputy Chief of Mission, Muscat, Oman (1974–76)
• Political Officer, Mexico City, Mexico (1971–74)
• Consul, Amman, Jordan (1969–70)
• Personnel Officer (1965–67)
• Political Officer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1962)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nomination of David Eugene Zweifel To Be United States Ambassador to the Yemen Arab Republic . American Presidency Project . UC Santa Barbara . 6 November 2019.
2. Web site: 3 September 1996 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR DAVID E. ZWEIFEL . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716022040/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Zweifel-David-E.pdf . 16 July 2024 . 6 August 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
3. Web site: David E. Zweifel . Legacy . 19 October 2024.
4. Web site: U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro . U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Brazil . 9 June 2020.
5. Book: Neuman . Ronald E. . Three Embassies, Four Wars: A Personal Memoir . 6 November 2017 . 978-1-5434-5405-5 . 9 June 2020.