James Donald Walsh

James Donald Walsh
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office
June 14, 2000 – May 21, 2003
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJames Richard Cheek
Succeeded byLino Gutierrez
Personal details
Born (1946-08-09) August 9, 1946 (age 78)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materScranton Preparatory School;
University of Scranton;
Syracuse University
ProfessionDiplomat

James Donald Walsh (born August 9, 1946) is an American diplomat and foreign service officer.

Walsh served as the United States Ambassador to Argentina from his appointment on June 14, 2000, until he left the post on May 21, 2003.[1]

Walsh was born on August 9, 1946, in Scranton, Pennsylvania,[2] where he was also raised. He graduated from Scranton Preparatory School,[3] received his bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton, and a master's degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.[4]

  1. ^ "James Donald Walsh (1946-)". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  2. ^ "Walsh, James D." U.S. Department of State Archive. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JAMES D. WALSH" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 17 October 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ "President Names Walsh as US Ambassador to Argentina". White House Office of the Press Secretary. 2000-04-13. Retrieved 2011-01-27.[permanent dead link]