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
Charleston, South Carolina
SpouseSally Freeman Gadsden
Children2
Education
ProfessionDiplomat

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

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. 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.