Tom Cooney

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]

Thomas Cooney
United States Ambassador to Argentina
Charge d'affaires
In office
January 20, 2017 – May 15, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byNoah Mamet
Succeeded byEdward C. Prado
Personal details
BornDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
Children3
EducationCornell University
University of South Carolina

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
  1. Buenos Aires Herald. "US, EU ambassadors to depart BA". Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  2. United States Department of State. "Deputy Chief of Mission Tom Cooney". Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 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
  4. U.S. Ambassador to Argentina. "U.S. Ambassador on Twitter:Tom Cooney will be Charge starting tomorrow". Retrieved December 27, 2017.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Noah Mamet		 United States Ambassador to Argentina
Charge d'affaires
2017–2018		 Succeeded by
Edward C. Prado


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