James I. Gadsden

James I. Gadsden
United States Ambassador to Iceland
In office
December 9, 2002 – July 14, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byBarbara J. Griffiths
Succeeded byCarol van Voorst
Personal details
Born (1948-03-12) March 12, 1948 (age 76)
Charleston, South Carolina
SpouseSally Freeman Gadsden[1]
Children2
Education
ProfessionDiplomat

James Irvin Gadsden (born March 12, 1948) is an American former diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Iceland.[1]

Gadsden graduated from Harvard University (1970, cum laude) with a B.A. in Economics, MA in East Asian Studies, from Stanford University (1972), and Princeton University (1984) with a Scholar in Economics.

He entered the Foreign Service in 1972 and became a career member of the Senior Foreign Service.[2] After serving in various roles, he finished his career as a Senior Counselor for International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, serving from 2011 to 2016.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Ambassador (ret.) James Irvin Gadsden". georgetown.edu. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bush Names Envoy Nominees for Cyprus, Iceland, Holocaust Issues". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2009-02-22.