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.

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