James Peter Zumwalt (born April 13, 1956)[1] is an American diplomat with expertise in trade, economy, and East Asia.

Previously, he worked as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, covering Japan and Korea.

Until December 2011, he was the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo where he also served as chargé d'affaires ad interim during the absence of an Ambassador from January to August 2009.

[2] Zumwalt became the CEO of Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, a think tank dedicated to the U.S.-Japan relations, on February 20, 2017.

[4] Zumwalt attended University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in American History and in Japanese Language.