Todd Crawford Chapman | |
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| United States Ambassador to Brazil | |
| In office March 30, 2020 – July 23, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Michael McKinley |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Frawley Bagley |
| United States Ambassador toEcuador | |
| In office April 14, 2016 – June 8, 2019 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Robin D. Meyer |
| Preceded by | Adam E. Namm |
| Succeeded by | Michael J. Fitzpatrick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 62–63) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Spouse | Janetta Chapman |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Duke University (AB) Joint Military Intelligence College (MS) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Todd Crawford Chapman (born 1962)[1] is an American career diplomat who has served as theUnited States ambassador to Brazil from 2020 to 2021 and as theUnited States ambassador to Ecuador from 2016 to 2019.[2]
As a careerUnited States Foreign Service officer, Chapman joined the State Department in 1990 and became a Minister Counselor in the Senior Foreign Service. He has held many positions within theState Department, including as U.S. ambassador to Ecuador from 2016 to 2019 and U.S. ambassador to Brazil from 2020 to 2021. He arrived in Brazil on March 29, 2020, and presented his credentials to the President of Brazil the following day.[3][4] He retired from the foreign service in July 2021.
Chapman was born inHouston, Texas.[4] When he was a child, he moved with his family toSão Paulo, Brazil. Chapman lived in Brazil through secondary school, graduating fromEscola Maria Imaculada.[5]
Chapman earned an A.B. in history fromDuke University and a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from theJoint Military Intelligence College in 2000.[6]
In 2001, Chapman was assigned as an Economic Officer in San Jose, Costa Rica. In 2004, he was appointed Political/Economic/Commercial Counselor at the embassy inLa Paz, Bolivia.[5]
In 2006 he served as executive assistant in theBureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, and in 2007 he served asDeputy Chief of Mission in Maputo, Mozambique. He served as Senior Diplomatic Coordinator for Economic Affairs in Kabul, Afghanistan, from 2010 to 2011. In 2011, he was assigned asDeputy Chief of Mission to Brasília, Brazil.[7]
In 2015 Chapman was appointedUnited States Ambassador to Ecuador by PresidentBarack Obama[8] and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.[9]
Chapman presented his credentials asUnited States Ambassador to Ecuador on April 14, 2016, and served until June 8, 2019.[10]
On October 30, 2019, PresidentDonald Trump nominated Chapman to becomeUnited States Ambassador to Brazil.[11] On February 11, 2020, theUnited States Senate confirmed his nomination byvoice vote.[12] Some observers criticized Chapman for appearing to take a friendly stance toward Brazilian presidentJair Bolsonaro.[13] In June 2021, citing personal reasons, Chapman announced his intention to retire and to spend the next thirty days continuing to strengthen relations between the United States and Brazil.[14][15]
On June 9, 2021, Todd Chapman communicated to US President Joe Biden his request for retirement from the State Department service for personal reasons, ending a career spanning three decades.[14] He officially left his post and retired on July 23, 2021.[16][17][18]
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| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Ecuador January 29, 2016 – June 6, 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Brazil March 30, 2020 – July 3, 2021 | Succeeded by |
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