David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977)
Non-career appointee
States of Residence: Maryland, Virginia
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (France)
Appointed: May 9, 1949
Presentation of Credentials: May 17, 1949
Termination of Mission: Left post March 10, 1952
- Under Secretary of State
Appointed: February 7, 1952
Entry on Duty: April 1, 1952
Termination of Appointment: January 20, 1953
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: March 14, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: April 17, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left post October 29, 1959
- Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (United Kingdom)
Appointed: February 22, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: March 17, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post March 20, 1969
- Chief (China)
Appointed: March 15, 1973
Termination of Mission: Left post September 25, 1974
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization
Appointed: October 17, 1974
Termination of Appointment: February 12, 1976