John Jefferson "Jeff" Daigle is an American diplomat who had served as the United States Ambassador to Cabo Verde, being sworn in on June 28, 2019.
Daigle had several jobs before entering the Foreign Service including working for an environmental non-governmental organization (Executive Director of the Louisiana Environmental Action Network), a construction company, an English teacher in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, a Regional Corporate Trainer for Hibernia National Bank in Baton Rouge and as an entertainer and facilitator of professional development programs at Disney World for seven years.
From 2011 to 2014, Daigle served as the Deputy chief of mission (DCM) at the United States Embassy Phnom Penh.
[7] In the spring of 2014, Daigle was assigned to be the top public affairs officer in the United States Embassy Beijing, China but backed out of the position shortly before he was to begin language training.
The Department could not guarantee they would be able to assist his husband, Matt Cuenca-Daigle, stay with Daigle on the multi-year tour in Beijing.