Rufus Gifford
| Rufus Gifford | |
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| United States Ambassador to Denmark | |
| Assumed office September 13, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Laurie Fulton |
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| Born | August 5, 1974 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Stephen DeVincent (m. 2015) |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
Rufus Gifford (born August 5, 1974) is an American diplomat. He is serving as the United States Ambassador to Denmark, and was the Finance Director for Barack Obama's presidential re-election campaign in 2012.[1] On August 1, 2013, Gifford's nomination from President Obama to be the next United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark was confirmed by the United States Senate and he was sworn into the role on August 15, 2013.[1]
Biography
Gifford is a native of Massachusetts, and he received his B.A. from Brown University in Rhode Island.[1]
Gifford spent a few years in Hollywood working on family movies such as Dr. Dolittle 2 and Garfield, before moving on to politics.[2] Prior to his work as an ambassador, Gifford served in various financial management capacities for Democratic candidates, including Barack Obama and John Kerry in their respective presidential campaigns.[3] From 1998 to 2004, Gifford was a creative executive in Los Angeles for Davis Entertainment.[1]
Gifford is openly gay, and commentators from GQ, Huffington Post and L.A. Weekly referred to him as Barack Obama's informal "ambassador to the gay community."[4][5] He is a Federal Club Member of the Human Rights Campaign and a Partner in Conservation for the World Wildlife Fund.
Personal life
Gifford married his partner, Dr. Stephen DeVincent on October 10, 2015 in a ceremony in Copenhagen, Denmark at Copenhagen City Hall.[6] Gifford participated in a DR produced documentary about his life as an ambassador in 2014[7] and again in 2015,[8] and later winning the Big Character award at the 2015 TV-Prisen award-show.[9] [10][11]
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| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Denmark 2013–present |
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