David Scheffer

David Scheffer
1st United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
In office
August 5, 1997 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPierre-Richard Prosper
Personal details
Born (1953-09-18) September 18, 1953
Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
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David John Scheffer (born September 18, 1953) is an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the first United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, during President Bill Clinton's second term in office. He is the Mayer Brown/Robert A. Helman Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law, where he directed the Center for International Human Rights from 2006 to 2019.

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