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John C. Danforth Former United States Senator John C. Danforth is a partner with the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP. In 2004, Danforth represented the United States as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations where he focused on ending the North/South civil war in Sudan, a 20 year conflict that killed two million people and displaced five million others. A peace agreement between the two sides was ultimately signed in Nairobi, Kenya on January 9, 2005. President Bush appointed Danforth as Special Envoy to Sudan in 2001. Danforth represented the State of Missouri in the United States Senate for 18 years until he retired at the end of 1994. Danforth began his political career in 1968, when he was elected Attorney General of Missouri, his first race for public office. He was re-elected to the post in 1972. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1976 and re-elected in 1982 and 1988. Currently, Danforth is Chairman of the Danforth Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on strengthening the St. Louis metropolitan area. Additionally, Danforth serves on the boards of Cerner Corporation and Greenhill and Co. He has authored two books: Resurrection and Faith and Politics. Danforth graduated with honors from Princeton University in 1958. In 1963, he received a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Yale Law School. Before seeking public office, Danforth practiced law in New York City and St. Louis.
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