Facts: - title: united secretary of state united states ambassador to the united nations states deputy national security advisor assistant secretary of state for oceans director and international environmental and scientific affairs of national intelligence united states deputy - president: george george w. bush ronald reagan bill clinton george h.w. bush w. ronald reagan ronald reagan bush george w. bush george w. bush - party: republican - predecessor: none -lrb- as director of reconstruction and humanitarian assistance -rrb- richard , holbrooke james b. cunningham -lrb- acting -rrb- colin powell richard inaugural h. solomon charles j. pilliod , jr. . james l. holder malone jack r. binns robert zoellick l. paul bremer - country: iraq the philippines mexico honduras - birth date: 21 july 1939 - birthname: john dimitri negroponte - profession: diplomat - caption: negroponte in march 2007 - order: 1st 15th 23rd 6th - spouse: diana villiers negroponte - term end: february 2004 1989 1996 1993 1987 1985 13 , 2007 january 20 , 2009 2005 - birth place: london , england , uk - ambassador from: united states united states united states united states - successor: john john danforth robert gates thomas c. hubbard james robert jones michael frederick m. bernthal john arthur ferch mcconnell jim steinberg jacob lew zalmay khalilzad - citizenship: united negroponte is a british citizen by '' jus soli '' states . n united kingdom under british nationality law , - nationality: american - alma mater: yale university - children: marina , alexandra , john , george , sophia - term start: april 6 , 2004 2001 1987 1993 1989 1985 1981 21 , 2005 february 13 , 2007 may - image: john negroponte official portrait state.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john negroponte .
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john dimitri negroponte -lrb- ; born july 21 , 1939 -rrb- is a british - american diplomat of greek ancestry .he is currently a research fellow and lecturer in international affairs at yale university 's jackson institute for global affairs .prior to this appointment , he served as the united states deputy secretary of state and as the first ever director of national intelligence .negroponte served in the united states foreign service from 1960 to 1997 .from 1981 to 1996 , he had tours of duty as united states ambassador in honduras , mexico , and the philippines .after leaving the foreign service , he subsequently served in the bush administration as u.s. permanent representative to the united nations from 2001 to 2004 , and was ambassador to iraq from june 2004 to april 2005 .in november , 2010 , some of negroponte 's letters were released on the website wikileaks .