Consul General

David Brown began his service as Consul General in Chengdu, China in July, 2009.

David Brown entered the United States Department of State in November 1986. His prior overseas tours have been as economic officer in Beijing, Tokyo, Moscow, and Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of the Congo), and as Deputy Chief of Mission in Cotonou (Benin), Nouakchott (Mauritania), and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). He has also served in Washington with responsibilities for trade with developing countries; economic, consular and law enforcement relations with Canada; and most recently as the Director of the Office of Environmental Policy. He has studied Chinese in Taipei twice. His other foreign languages are Japanese, Russian, French and Spanish.

Prior to joining the U.S. Department of State, Mr. Brown worked in Miami as Business Manager of the Latin American Bureau of CBS News.

He has a Bachelor of Arts in Government (Political Science) from Cornell University, and Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago (specialization in finance) and the University of Louvain, Belgium (majors in econometrics and international business).

Mr. Brown is married and has two sons.