Danforth, John Claggett

1936 - Born on the 5^th of September in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.

1958 - Received is bachelor's degree at Princeton University.

1963 - Finished his Doctor of Law degree at Yale University.

1968 - At the age of 32, he was elected Missouri's Attorney General.

1970 - Ran for the United States Senate for the first time, but he was defeated in a close race.

1976 - Elected in the United States Senate as a Republican.

1982 - Re-elected in the United States Senate as a Republican.

2001 - Appointed by President W. Bush (43^rd President of the United States) to a special envoy to Sudan.

2004 - On the 1^st of July, he became United States Ambassador to the united nation.

       - He left his post as an Ambassador to the United Nation to become United States Ambassador to Iraq.