D. Bruce Wharton

Wharton in 2017

David Bruce Wharton (born in Basel, Switzerland) is an American former diplomat who served as acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs from December 8, 2016, to July 2017. Wharton graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and entered the United States Foreign Service in 1985, working in U.S. embassies in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Guatemala.[1] He served as the Bureau of African Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, African Affairs Director of the Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and Deputy Coordinator of the Department of State’s Bureau of International Information Programs.[2] He was the U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe from September 2012 to November 2015.[3] Wharton retired in 2017.[4]

Wharton speaks Spanish and German. He was the 2011 recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Public Diplomacy.[5]

References

1. "David Bruce Wharton". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
2. "Biography D. Bruce Wharton". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
3. "Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary D. Bruce Wharton" (PDF). U.S. House of Representatives. May 18, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
4. "David Bruce Wharton". The American Academy of Diplomacy. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
5. "@StateDept Loses One More Under Secretary as Bruce Wharton (Public Diplomacy/Public Affairs) Steps Down". Diplopundit. July 29, 2017. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN