Let's make this birthday one to remember.

88 years old (Born on September 05, 1936)

Happy Birthday, Ambassador Danforth! Today we celebrate a diplomat truly known for courageously taking on missions others shied away from—particularly your noble efforts bringing peace to Sudan. Sure, the results weren't exactly headline-making triumphs, but as they say in politics: it's the effort that counts!

Your tenure as 24th U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations may have been brief—but you left quite an impression on diplomacy itself (and possibly tested everyone's patience!). Here's wishing you another year of tackling impossible challenges and somehow surviving them all with a good dose of humor intact.

Cheers to many more birthdays!