married to Ambassador Kristie Kenney, former Counselor of the State Department. He speaks Spanish with a pronounced Texas accent and French. References External links State Department Biography page (Assistant Secretary) State Department Biography page (Venezuela) State Department Biography page (Chile) Interview with William Brownfield U.S. Embassy in Bogotá: Ambassador Brownfield Presidential Nomination: William Rivington Brownfield |- |- |- 1952 births Living people Ambassadors of the United States to Chile Ambassadors of the United States to Colombia Ambassadors of the United States to Venezuela Cornell University alumni People from Austin, Texas University of Texas School of Law alumni United States Career Ambassadors United States Assistant Secretaries of State United States Foreign Service personnel