James I. Gadsden
James Irvin Gadsden is an American former diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Iceland.
Gadsden graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Economics, MA in East Asian Studies, from Stanford University, and Princeton University with a Scholar in Economics.
He entered the Foreign Service in 1972 and became a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. 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.
Posts
- U.S. Ambassador to Iceland
- Special Negotiator for Agricultural Biotechnology
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs
- Deputy Chief of Mission, Budapest, Hungary
- Counselor for Economic Affairs, Paris, France
- Economic/Political Officer, US Mission to the EU
- European Communities Desk Officer
- Staff Assistant to Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs
- Commercial Officer, Budapest, Hungary
- Market Research Officer, US Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- Political Officer, Office of East Asian Regional Affairs