David E. Zweifel

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.

Biography

Zweifel graduated from Oregon State University (B.S., 1957; education major, planning on a teaching career).

He served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant from 1957 to 1962 and as a Naval ROTC instructor at Princeton University from 1960 to 1962.

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

List of foreign assignments

• Consul, Rio de Janeiro (1993-1995)
• Ambassador to North Yemen (1981–84)
• Deputy Chief of Mission, Amman, Jordan (1979–81)
• 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)

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