John Danforth

John Danforth
John Claggett Danforthis a retired American politician who began his career in 1968 as the Attorney General of Missouri and served three terms as United States Senator from Missouri. In 2004 he served briefly as United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Danforth is an ordained Episcopal priest...
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