Terry Branstad
Terry Branstad is an American politician, university administrator, and diplomat from the Republican Party. He served as the governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and from 2011 to 2017. Branstad served as United States Ambassador to China from 2017 to 2020, during the presidency of Donald Trump. He also served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979.
Branstad served as the 39th governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999. After a first retirement from politics, he served from 2003 to 2009 as President of Des Moines University, a private medical osteopathic school. In 2010 he ran for governor again and defeated Democratic incumbent Chet Culver to become the state's 42nd governor. He was reelected to a sixth term in 2014. His tenure of 22 years, 4 months, and 13 days makes him the longest-serving governor of any state in American history, having surpassed George Clinton's 8,169 days in office in December 2015.
In December 2016, Branstad accepted President Donald Trump's nomination as United States Ambassador to China. He was confirmed and sworn in in May 2017. In 2020, Branstad resigned as Ambassador to China to work on Trump's reelection campaign.
Terry Branstad is an American politician, university administrator, and diplomat from the Republican Party. He served as the governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and from 2011 to 2017. Branstad served as United States Ambassador to China from 2017 to 2020, during the presidency of Donald Trump. He also served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979.
Branstad served as the 39th governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999. After a first retirement from politics, he served from 2003 to 2009 as President of Des Moines University, a private medical osteopathic school. In 2010 he ran for governor again and defeated Democratic incumbent Chet Culver to become the state's 42nd governor. He was reelected to a sixth term in 2014. His tenure of 22 years, 4 months, and 13 days makes him the longest-serving governor of any state in American history, having surpassed George Clinton's 8,169 days in office in December 2015.
In December 2016, Branstad accepted President Donald Trump's nomination as United States Ambassador to China. He was confirmed and sworn in in May 2017. In 2020, Branstad resigned as Ambassador to China to work on Trump's reelection campaign.
