David J. Lane (ambassador)

David Lane
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
In office
July 19, 2012 – August 9, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byErtharin Cousin
Succeeded byThomas Duffy (Acting)
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
Princeton University (MPA)

David J. Lane (born c. 1960) was named president of the Annenberg Foundation Trust in September 2016.[1][2] The non-profit organization operates the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California.[3] Lane is chairman of The Stimson Center.[4]

Previously, Lane was United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, serving in Rome, Italy, and chief of the United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome. Before that he held several positions in the U.S. federal government and with philanthropic organizations, including being President and Chief Executive Officer of the ONE Campaign.

  1. ^ "PN144 – Kip Tom – Department of State". Congress.gov. 11 April 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Sunnylands, The Annenberg Foundation Trust at. "Ambassador David J. Lane Named President of Sunnylands". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  3. ^ Which hosted the summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 and the ASEAN Summit in 2016.
  4. ^ "About the Board of Directors". Stimson. Retrieved 6 October 2018.