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David Perdue
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American politician, businessman, and diplomat (born 1949)
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David Alfred Perdue is an American entrepreneur, businessperson, politician, and business consultant. Born in Macon in 1949, he is a member of the Republican Party and practices Methodism within the United Methodist Church. He has held the position of United States senator and worked for the Sara Lee Corporation, Reebok, and Dollar General. His professional work locations have included Washington, D.C., and Beijing.
Perdue was educated at the United States Air Force Academy and Georgia Tech. He is recognized in the Us Senators collection. He was a candidate in the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia and the 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election. He has two children and is related to Sonny Perdue.
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Key facts
- President
- Donald Trump
- Preceded by
- R. Nicholas Burns
- Succeeded by
- Jon Ossoff
- Born
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. , ( 1949-12-10 ) December 10, 1949 (age 76) , Macon, Georgia , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Bonnie Dunn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. August 1972</span>"}]]}'>1972 )
- Relatives
- Sonny Perdue (cousin)
- Education
- United States Air Force Academy (attended), Georgia Institute of Technology ( BS , MS )
- Chinese
- 庞 德 伟
- Hanyu pinyin
- Páng Dé Wěi
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfred
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Macon
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Georgia Tech
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Religion
- United Methodist Church
- Official website
- perduesenate.com
- Image
- Official portrait of Ambassador David Perdue.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Beijing
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- date of birth
- 1949-12-10
- Commons category
- David Perdue
- birth name
- David Alfred Perdue
- phone number
- +1-202-224-3521
- relative
- Sonny Perdue
- P10632
- David Perdue
- name in native language
- David Perdue
- candidacy in election
- 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election
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Encyclopedic overview
David Alfred Perdue Jr. (born December 10, 1949) is an American diplomat, politician, and businessman serving as the 14th United States ambassador to China since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Perdue previously served as a United States senator for Georgia from 2015 to 2021. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Georgia in 2022.
After 12 years as a management consultant, Perdue became the senior vice president for Reebok, eventually becoming CEO. He later joined PillowTex, a North Carolina textile company; the company went bankrupt and folded shortly after his departure in 2003. He subsequently became CEO of Dollar General.
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