President Barack Obama Name Donald Gips Children Sam, Peter, Ben | Spouse(s) Elizabeth Berry Gips Preceded by Eric M. Bost Succeeded by Patrick Gaspard | |
Born February 1, 1960 (age 64) ( 1960-02-01 ) Alma mater Princeton Day School
Harvard College
Yale School of Management. Education Yale University, Princeton Day School, Harvard College, Harvard University, Yale School of Management Similar People William L Swing, Lincoln MacVeagh, Delano Lewis, Jendayi Frazer, James A Joseph | ||
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Donald Henry Gips (born February 1, 1960) is the former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa from 2009-2013. Ambassador Gips was appointed by President Barack Obama on June 4 and confirmed by the Senate on July 7, 2009. He presented his credentials to South African President Jacob Zuma on October 1, 2009. He served until January 2, 2013.
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He currently serves as a principal at Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategic advisory firm. He also leads the firm's Africa practice.
Previously he was the Divisional Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development for Level 3 Communications and Director of Mindspeed Technologies. He was also on the advisory board for President Barack Obama's presidential transition team.
In the late 1990s Gips served as Vice President Al Gore's Chief Domestic Policy Advisor. Previously, he was the chief of the Federal Communications Commission's international bureau.
Gips raised over 500,000 dollars for President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, and was one of his top "bundlers".
He is married to Elizabeth Berry and has three children: Sam, Peter "Rex," and Ben.
Gips is a graduate of Princeton Day School, Harvard College, and the Yale School of Management.