. . . . . . . . "Negroponte, John"@en . . . "American diplomat" . . . . . . . . . "1939-07-21Z"^^ . . . . . . "23rd" . . "John Dimitri Negroponte (/\u02CCn\u025B\u0261r\u0275\u02C8p\u0252nti/; born July 21, 1939) is a British-born American diplomat of Greek descent . He is currently a research fellow and lecturer in international affairs at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Prior to this appointment, he served as the United States Deputy Secretary of State and as the first ever Director of National Intelligence.Negroponte served in the United States Foreign Service from 1960 to 1997."@en . . "1st" . . . . . . "1939Z"^^ . . "6th" . . . . . . "15th" . "John Dimitri Negroponte"@en . . .