James Brendan Foley

James Brendan Foley
United States Ambassador to Haiti
In office
May 27, 2003 – August 14, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byBrian Dean Curran
Succeeded byJanet A. Sanderson
United States Ambassador to Croatia
In office
September 15, 2009 – October 29, 2012
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byRobert Bradtke
Succeeded byKenneth H. Merten
Personal details
Born (1957-04-04) April 4, 1957 (age 67)
Alma materState University of New York at Fredonia
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

James Brendan Foley (born April 4, 1957) is a retired American foreign service officer. He served as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti from May 27, 2003 to August 14, 2005, and as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia from August 12, 2009 to August 19, 2012.[1] [2] As Ambassador to Haiti, Foley participated in the late-night negotiations between Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide and U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell leading to Aristide's February 29, 2004 resignation and acceptance of a U.S. offer to fly him into exile.[3]

  1. ^ "Former U.S. Ambassadors to Croatia | Zagreb, Croatia - Embassy of the United States". zagreb.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  2. ^ "James Brendan Foley - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  3. ^ Williams, Carol J. (March 1, 2005). "Doubts Linger on Aristide's Exit". The Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

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