David Eugene Thompson (February 28, 1854 – August 25, 1942) was an American diplomat. Thompson was born in 1854 in

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

. He was a diplomat, and served as U.S. Minister to Brazil between 1902 and 1905, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil in 1905, and

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Mexico since 1823, when Andrew Jackson was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to that country. Jackson declined the appointment, however, and Joel R. Poinsett bec ...

between 1906 and 1909. In 1917, Thompson was the subject of an attempted blackmail scheme, which was foiled."Richards Seeking Pardon", ''The Nebraska State Journal'' (September 23, 1917), p. 1.

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* , - 1854 births 1942 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to Brazil People from Nebraska Ambassadors of the United States to Mexico {{US-diplomat-stub