Donald G. Teitelbaum

Ambassador Donald G. Teitelbaum

Ambassador Donald Teitelbaum was nominated by President Bush on May 5, 2008, to be the next Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana.  The Senate confirmed him on June 4, 2008, and he was sworn in on July 16, 2008.

 Ambassador Teitelbaum served as Deputy Chief of Mission in South Africa from 2005 - 2008, including a period as Chargé d’Affaires from late August in 2005 until late July in 2006.  Ambassador Teitelbaum served as a Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council from 2003 - 2005.  His portfolios there included Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and HIV/AIDS.

 Ambassador Teitelbaum served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Kampala, Uganda, from 2000 – 2003 and Khartoum, Sudan (resident in Nairobi), from 1997 – 2000.  Ambassador Teitelbaum also served in Beirut, Lebanon (1996 – 1997), Mogadishu, Somalia (1992- 1994), Georgetown, Guyana (1988 – 1990), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1986 – 1988), and the Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1992 – 1994).  Ambassador Teitelbaum studied Arabic from 1994 – 1996 at the Foreign Service Institute in the US and Tunis, Tunisia.   

Ambassador Teitelbaum entered the Foreign Service in 1985 after earning a Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.  His professional recognitions include a variety of individual and group awards, including the Superior Honor Award, Meritorious Honor Award, and the Award for Valor.   Ambassador Teitelbaum speaks Spanish and Arabic.  He has been married to Julianna Lindsey since November 2005.