Elizabeth Davenport McKune

Elizabeth Davenport McKune (born November 15, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan)^[1] is a Career Foreign Service Officer who served as the United States Ambassador to Qatar from 1998 until 2001.^[2] She retired in 2006. In 2007, she became executive director of the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) in Washington, D.C.^[1]

Elizabeth Davenport McKune
United States Ambassador to Qatar
In office 1998–2001
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	Patrick N. Theros
Succeeded by	Maureen E. Quinn
Personal details
Born	(1947-11-15) November 15, 1947 (age 77) Detroit, Michigan

Early life

McKune's parents are Colonel Clarence M. Davenport Jr. (a West Point graduate) and Yolande Davenport (née Bradfield - a National Institute of Mental Health psychiatric social worker).^[1]

Education

• B.A., Carleton College, Minnesota, 1970
• M.A., Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies 1972
• National War College, with distinction, 1993^[3]