David H. Wilkins

David Wilkins
United States Ambassador to Canada
In office
June 29, 2005 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPaul Cellucci
Succeeded byDavid Jacobson
58th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
December 6, 1994 – June 21, 2005
Preceded byRobert Sheheen
Succeeded byBobby Harrell
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 24th district
In office
December 1980 – June 21, 2005
Preceded byRex L. Carter
Succeeded byBruce W. Bannister
Personal details
Born
David Horton Wilkins

(1946-10-12) October 12, 1946 (age 78)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSusan Clary
ChildrenJames
Robert
Alma materClemson University (Bachelor’s Degree)
University of South Carolina School of Law (Juris Doctor)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
RankFirst Lieutenant

David Horton Wilkins (born October 12, 1946) is an American attorney and a former United States Ambassador to Canada during the administration of President George W. Bush. Prior to the appointment, he practiced law for 30 years while serving in the South Carolina House of Representatives for 25 of those years. He was speaker of the South Carolina House for 11 years. Wilkins presently chairs the public policy and international law practice department of a South Carolina law firm.[1]

  1. ^ "David Horton Wilkins' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 28, 2017.