David Welch (diplomat)

David Welch
Welch at the Washington Foreign Press Center in 2005
6th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
In office March 18, 2005 – December 18, 2008
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	William J. Burns
Succeeded by	Jeffrey D. Feltman
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
In office October 23, 1998 – November 19, 2002
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	Princeton N. Lyman
Succeeded by	Kim Holmes
Personal details
Born	Charles David Welch 1953 (age 70–71) Munich, West Germany
Nationality	American
Alma mater	London School of Economics, Georgetown University, Tufts University
Profession	Diplomat

Charles David Welch (born 1953) is an American diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs in the United States Department of State from 2005 through 2008. On August 14, 2008, in Tripoli, Welch signed the U.S.-Libya Comprehensive Claims Settlement Agreement paving the way for the restoration of full diplomatic and commercial relations between the two countries after a 25-year break.^[1] Welch is currently the president of the Europe, Africa & Middle East division of Bechtel.