Tom Cooney
Thomas Cooney | |
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| United States Ambassador to Argentina Charge d'affaires | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – May 15, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Noah Mamet |
| Succeeded by | Edward C. Prado |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Cornell University University of South Carolina |
Thomas E. Cooney is an American diplomat who served as the charge d'affaires of the United States Embassy to Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2017 to 2018.[1]
Career[]
Cooney, a native of Detroit, speaks Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. He is a career member of the U.S. foreign service, having served as a foreign policy advisor to the Commanding General of the United States Army Forces Command, and as Deputy Consul General to the Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau.[2] He was the Deputy Commissioner General for the USA pavilion at Expo 2010 during his tenure as Public Affairs Officer of the United States Consulate General Shanghai.[3]
Cooney became Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Argentina on July 30, 2016,[2] and took office as the interim Ambassador to Argentina upon the resignation of Noah Mamet on January 20, 2017.[4]
References[]
- ^ Buenos Aires Herald. "US, EU ambassadors to depart BA". Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ a b United States Department of State. "Deputy Chief of Mission Tom Cooney". Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Final Commissioner General's Report (PDF), USA Pavilion, EXPO 2010 Shanghai, 2011, p. 37, archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-05, retrieved 2020-10-05
- ^ U.S. Ambassador to Argentina. "U.S. Ambassador on Twitter:Tom Cooney will be Charge starting tomorrow". Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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