David L. Carden | |
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United States Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations | |
In office March 2011 – December 2013 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Scot Marciel |
Succeeded by | Nina Hachigian |
Personal details | |
Born | Indiana |
Spouse | Rebecca Riley |
Children | 2 |
Education | DePauw University, Indiana University Maurer School of Law. |
David Lee Carden is an American lawyer, diplomat, mediator and author who is a former United States Representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (“ASEAN”) with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. He was nominated by President Barack Obama in November 2010 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March, 2011.[1] He resigned his post in December 2013. Carden was a partner at Jones Day, an international law firm, where he was, at various times, the Partner in Charge of the firm's Asian offices and practices, the head of its International Securities practice, and the head of Litigation in its New York office.[2]