Kaeuper, David

BIOGRAPHY

David Kaeuper
International Facilitator for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership

Ambassador Kaeuper is international facilitator for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership. He recently retired as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Congo. Previous assignments have included Director of the Office for African Analysis, Bureau of Intelligence and Research; Political Counselor in Nigeria, and Deputy Director for East African Affairs. Earlier in his career, Ambassador Kaeuper served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Libreville, Gabon; Management Analyst in the office of the Under Secretary for Management; French Desk Officer; Political Officer on the U.S. Delegation to UNESCO, and completed tours in Burundi and the Philippines. He holds a B.A. from De Pauw University, a Master’s Degree from the University of Hawaii, and undertook further graduate studies at the University of Michigan and the Ecole Nationale d’Administration in France.