Pete Peterson

Pete Peterson
Ambassador of the United States of America to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
In office April 11, 1997 – July 15, 2001
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	Inaugural holder
Succeeded by	Raymond Burghardt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Bill Grant
Succeeded by	Allen Boyd
Personal details
Born	Douglas Brian Peterson (1935-06-26) June 26, 1935 (age 89) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Citizenship	Australian (since 2002)
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Awards	Silver Star Medal Legion of Merit Purple Heart Medal Prisoner of War Medal
Military service
Nickname(s)	"Pete"
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1954–1980
Rank	Colonel
Unit	433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
Battles/wars	Vietnam War (WIA)

Douglas Brian "Pete" Peterson (born June 26, 1935) is an American politician. He was a United States Air Force pilot during the Vietnam War. He became the first United States Ambassador to Vietnam in 1997. He was an ambassador until July 2001.

Peterson was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 until 1997 for Florida's 2nd congressional district.^[1]

References

1. William Kremer (23 March 2013). "Pete Peterson: The ex-POW teaching Vietnam to swim". BBC News magazine.