David M. Ransom

David M. Ransom
United States Ambassador to Bahrain
In office
July 18, 1994 – July 28, 1997
Preceded byDavid S. Robins
Succeeded byJohnny Young
Personal details
Born(1938-11-23)November 23, 1938
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 2003(2003-12-04) (aged 65)
Cause of deathHeart attack
EducationThe Choate School
Princeton University (BA)
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (MA)
ProfessionDiplomat

David M. Ransom (November 23, 1938 – December 4, 2003) was an American diplomat. A career Foreign Service officer, he served as U.S. Ambassador to the State of Bahrain from 1994 to 1997.[1][2]

Ransom was born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 23, 1938. His father was a civil engineer who served as a career military officer. When his father died when he was 14, the family had lived in Greenville, Texas, Japan and Greece. Ransom graduated from The Choate School (1956), Princeton University (BA, 1960) and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (MA, 1962). Ransom entered the Foreign Service in 1965 and served overseas in Yemen, Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, and Bahrain. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1997.[3]

He died from a heart attack while on a trip to New York City, on December 4, 2003, at the age of 65.[1]

  1. ^ a b "David M. Ransom, Former U.S. Ambassador and Middle East Specialist, Dies at 65". 27 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ "David M. Ransom (1938–2003)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR DAVID MICHAEL RANSOM" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 2 November 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.