David Crichton Jordan
David C. Jordan in 1984
Born	1935 (age 90–91) Chicago, Illinois
Alma mater	Harvard University (A.B.) University of Virginia (LL.B.) University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.)

David C. Jordan was the United States Ambassador to Peru from March 20, 1984, to July 17, 1986.

Jordan was nominated by Ronald Reagan after teaching at Pennsylvania State University (1964-1965) and the University of Virginia beginning in 1965.^[1]

Jordan has written numerous books including Drug Politics and Revolutionary Cuba and the End of the Cold War.

He retired from teaching comparative government and international relations at the University of Virginia in 2011.

• "Peru" (List of Ambassadors to Peru). United States Department of State. 2002. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
• "Ronald Reagan: Nomination of David C. Jordan to be United States Ambassador to Peru". University of California at Santa Barbara. 1983-12-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-31.