Morris Dempson Busby (born March 15, 1938) is an American career diplomat who served as

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from 1991 to 1994, during which Pablo Escobar was killed.

Career

Before being appointed as the United States Ambassador to Colombia, Busby served as coordinator for

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with the rank of Ambassador at the Department of State in

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Prior to this, he served at the Department of State as a special envoy for

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, 1988–1989; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, 1987–1988; and Director of the

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n Coordination Office, 1987. Busby served as deputy chief of mission at the United States Embassy in Mexico City, 1984–1987; and as an Alternate United States Representative to the Committee on Disarmament at the United States mission in

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, Switzerland, 1981–1984. On May 15, 1991

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George H. W. Bush nominated Busby to be United States Ambassador to Colombia. On July 30, 1991, the

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made the confirmation. During his tenure, on December 2, 1993 the leader of the

Medellín Cartel The Medellín Cartel ( es, Cartel de Medellín) was a powerful and highly organized Colombian drug cartel and terrorist organization originating in the city of Medellín, Colombia that was founded and led by Pablo Escobar. It is often considered ...

, Pablo Escobar was shot and killed by Colombian National Police. After Escobar's death, Busby announced on national television: "Pablo Escobar's death and the dismantling of the Medellin cartel are great successes for Colombia. But now they should continue with the

Cali Cartel The Cali Cartel ( es, Cartel de Cali) was a drug cartel based in southern Colombia, around the city of Cali and the Valle del Cauca. Its founders were the brothers Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela. They broke away f ...

.". After being Ambassador, in 1995 he has served as President of BGI, Inc., an international consulting firm. Busby became Director of Morpho Detection, Inc. since March 1998.

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