David C. Halsted

David Crane Halsted
17th United States Ambassador to Chad
In office
September 12, 1996  August 6, 1999
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byLaurence Pope
Succeeded byChristopher E. Goldthwait
5th United States Ambassador to Uganda
In office
July 18, 1979  1980
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byThomas Patrick Melady
Succeeded byGordon Robert Beyer
Personal details
BornSeptember 7, 1941
Plainfield, New Jersey USA
Political partyNonpartisan
SpouseMichele Ann Vautrain
ProfessionDiplomat

David Crane Halsted (born 1941) is an American diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to Chad from 1996 to 1999.