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James Irvin 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
Children2
EducationHarvard University, Stanford University, and Princeton University
ProfessionDiplomat

James Irvin Gadsden (born March 12, 1948) is an American diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to Iceland. He was born on March 12, 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina.

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.[1]

He entereted the Foreign Service in 1972 and is now a career member of the Senior Foreign Service.[2]

Posts

  • Ambassador to Iceland (2002–05)
  • Special Negotiator for Agricultural Biotechnology (2001–02)
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs (1997–2001)
  • Deputy Chief of Mission, Budapest, Hungary (1994–97)
  • Counselor for Economic Affairs, Paris, France (1989–93)
  • Economic/Political Officer, US Mission to the EU (1985–89)
  • European Communities Desk Officer (1981–84)
  • Staff Assistant to Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs (1980–81)
  • Commercial Officer, Budapest, Hungary (1977–79)
  • Market Research Officer, US Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan (1974–76)
  • Political Officer, Office of East Asian Regional Affairs (1972–74)

References

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Iceland
2002–2005
Succeeded by