John Danforth

The Reverend John Danforth
24th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office July 23, 2004 – January 20, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	John Negroponte
Succeeded by	John Bolton
Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice
In office September 9, 1999 – c. July 23, 2000
Appointed by	Janet Reno
Deputy	Edward L. Dowd Jr.
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position not in use
Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Bob Packwood
Succeeded by	Ernest Hollings
United States Senator from Missouri
In office December 27, 1976 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Stuart Symington
Succeeded by	John Ashcroft
37th Attorney General of Missouri
In office January 13, 1969 – December 27, 1976
Governor	Warren E. Hearnes Kit Bond
Preceded by	Norman H. Anderson
Succeeded by	John Ashcroft
Personal details
Born	John Claggett Danforth (1936-09-05) September 5, 1936 (age 88) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sally Dobson (m. 1957)
Children	5
Relatives	William Danforth (brother) William H. Danforth (grandfather)
Education	Princeton University (AB) Yale University (JD, MDiv)
Profession	Politician, priest, lawyer

John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is an American politician, attorney, diplomat, and Episcopal priest who served as the Attorney General of Missouri from 1969 to 1976 and as a United States Senator from 1976 to 1995. A member of the Republican Party, he later served as Special Counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice from 1999 to 2000 and as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2004 to 2005.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Danforth graduated from Princeton University and Yale University. George W. Bush considered selecting him as a vice-presidential running mate in 2000.^[1]