Donald J. McConnell (born 1939) is an American diplomat. He was born in Ohio in 1939, and served as the United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso from 1993 to 1996 and to Eritrea from 2001 to 2004. References Ambassadors of the United States to Burkina Faso Ambassadors of the United States to Eritrea 1939 births Living people John Carroll University alumni Stanford University alumni Harvard Kennedy School alumni United States Foreign Service personnel 20th-century American diplomats 21st-century American diplomats