Morris Dempson Busby (born March 15, 1938) is an American career diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Colombia from 1991 to 1994, during which

Pablo Escobar Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (; ; 1 December 19492 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed the "King of Cocaine", Escobar was one of the wealthie ...

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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, 1981–1984. On May 15, 1991

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nominated Busby to be United States Ambassador to Colombia. On July 30, 1991, the U.S. Senate made the confirmation. During his tenure, on December 2, 1993 the leader of the Medellín Cartel,

was shot dead 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.". 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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