David Scheffer
David Scheffer | |
|---|---|
| 1st United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues | |
| In office August 5, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Richard Prosper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1953 |
David John Scheffer (born September 18, 1953, in Norman, Oklahoma) is an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the first United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, during President Bill Clinton's second term in office. He is the Mayer Brown/Robert A. Helman Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law, where he directed the Center for International Human Rights from 2006 to 2019.