Darryl N. Johnson

Darryl N. Johnson
Darryl N. Johnson in 2004
United States Ambassador to Thailand
In office
November 26, 2001  December 28, 2004
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRichard E. Hecklinger
Succeeded byRalph Leo Boyce
Director of American Institute in Taiwan
In office
1996–1999
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byB. Lynn Pascoe
Succeeded byRaymond Burghardt
United States Ambassador to Lithuania
In office
March 23, 1992  May 23, 1994
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byOwen J.C. Norem
Succeeded byJames W. Swihart
Personal details
Born1938 (1938)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 24, 2018(2018-06-24) (aged 79–80)
Alma materUniversity of Washington (B.A.)
University of Minnesota
Princeton University
OccupationDiplomat, Statesman

Darryl Norman Johnson (1938 – 24 June 2018) was an American politician and career Foreign Service Officer who held many positions in American government around the world. Most recently and importantly he was the United States Ambassador to Thailand from 2001–2005. Additionally, he was acting US Ambassador to the Philippines for several months in 2005. He used to live near Seattle, WA. In retirement he was a lecturer at his undergraduate alma mater, the University of Washington, where he taught in its Jackson School of International Studies.