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

[1] 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.

[2] 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.