Charles C. Adams Jr.

For other people named Charles Adams, see Charles Adams (disambiguation).

Charles Adams
Official portrait, 2015
United States Ambassador to Finland
In office
December 8, 2015 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byBruce Oreck
Succeeded byRobert Pence
Personal details
Born
Charles Clarence Adams Jr.

(1947-08-25) August 25, 1947 (age 77)
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Education

Charles Clarence Adams Jr. (born August 25, 1947) is the former United States Ambassador to Finland.[1]

Previously, he was an American international arbitration expert[2] and American political and social activist. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, he served as co-chair of Americans Abroad for Obama, a Democratic Party fundraising and networking organization of Americans living overseas.[3][4] and raised money for Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg.[5]

He also served as a member of the National Finance Committee of the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a position he also held during the 2008 Obama campaign.[6]

He was nominated Ambassador to Finland by President Barack Obama in July 2014 and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 24, 2015.[7] He presented his credentials on December 8, 2015, and served until January 20, 2017.[8]

In 2017, Adams became a non-executive director at the Nordic West Office in Finland.[9]

  1. ^ "Senate Confirms Six Ambassadors Including Two for Baltics". The Washington Post. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ "The State of Arbitration, Global Arbitration Review, March 13, 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 26 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "CBS News, August 27, 2012". Cbsnews.com. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  4. ^ Mikelbank, Peter. "People Magazine, September 2, 2008". People.com. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Pete for America. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)[failed verification]
  6. ^ Heilprin, John (27 August 2012). "Washington Times, August 27, 2012". Washingtontimes.com. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  7. ^ www.whitehouse.gov
  8. ^ "Charles C. Adams Jr. (1947–)". Department of State.
  9. ^ "TEAM OF TOP EXPERTS TO HELP NORDIC COMPANIES MAKE SENSE OF TRUMP AND BREXIT". / NORDIC WEST OFFICE. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2024.