Donald Ensenat Explained

Donald Burnham Ensenat
Order:28th
Office:Chief of Protocol of the United States
Term Start:June 6, 2001
Term End:February 18, 2007
President:George W. Bush
Predecessor:Mary Mel French
Successor:Nancy Brinker
Office2:United States Ambassador to Brunei
Term Start2:August 11, 1992
Term End2:June 13, 1993
Predecessor2:Christopher H. Phillips
Successor2:Theresa Anne Tull
President2:George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Birth Date:4 February 1946
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:Yale University (BA)
Tulane University (JD)

Donald Burnham Ensenat (born February 4, 1946) is a retired American diplomat. Until his retirement in 2007, he served as United States Chief of Protocol at the United States Department of State.

Personal

Ensenat is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a graduate of the Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Yale University, and the Tulane University Law School. As an undergraduate, he was a roommate of George W. Bush at Yale College. In the 1960s and 1970s, Ensenat served as a military reservist.

Career

Ensenat is a lawyer, and formerly served as Ambassador to Brunei.

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