Donald Ensenat
American diplomat (born 1946)
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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.
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byMary Mel French
Succeeded byNancy Brinker
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Donald Burnham Ensenat | |
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| 28th Chief of Protocol of the United States | |
| In office June 6, 2001 – February 18, 2007 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mary Mel French |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Brinker |
| United States Ambassador to Brunei | |
| In office August 11, 1992 – June 13, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Christopher H. Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Theresa Anne Tull |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1946 |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) Tulane University (JD) |
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.
