David E. Zweifel


David Eugene Zweifel was United States Ambassador to North Yemen from 1981 to 1984. Zweifel entered the US Foreign Service in 1962, undertaking an assignment as a political officer in Brazil.

Biography

Zweifel graduated from Oregon State University.
He served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant from 1957 to 1962 and as a Naval ROTC instructor at Princeton University from 1960 to 1962.
Zweifel died from complications of cancer on January 1, 2022, at the age of 87.

List of foreign assignments