Peter Burleigh

Peter Burleigh
Official portrait, 2009
United States Ambassador to India
Acting
In office
July 1, 2011  April 24, 2012
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byTim Roemer
Succeeded byNancy Jo Powell
In office
January 15, 2009  August 11, 2009
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDavid Mulford
Succeeded byTim Roemer
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Acting
In office
August 18, 1998  September 7, 1999
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byBill Richardson
Succeeded byRichard Holbrooke
United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
In office
January 19, 1996  August 1, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byTeresita Schaffer
Succeeded byShaun Donnelly
8th Coordinator for Counterterrorism
In office
November 22, 1991  November 23, 1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byMorris D. Busby
Succeeded byPhilip C. Wilcox Jr.
Personal details
Born (1942-03-07) March 7, 1942
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationColgate University (BA)

Albert Peter Burleigh (born March 7, 1942) is an American diplomat who worked as a Foreign Service Officer and joined the American Academy of Diplomacy.