Jim Gilmore

Jim Gilmore
United States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
In office July 2, 2019 – January 20, 2021
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Dan Baer
Succeeded by	Michael R. Carpenter
68th Governor of Virginia
In office January 17, 1998 – January 12, 2002
Lieutenant	John Hager
Preceded by	George Allen
Succeeded by	Mark Warner
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office January 18, 2001 – December 5, 2001
Preceded by	Jim Nicholson
Succeeded by	Marc Racicot
38th Attorney General of Virginia
In office January 15, 1994 – June 11, 1997
Governor	George Allen
Preceded by	Stephen Rosenthal
Succeeded by	Richard Cullen
Personal details
Born	James Stuart Gilmore III (1949-10-06) October 6, 1949 (age 74) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Roxane Gatling (m. 1977)
Education	University of Virginia (BA, JD)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1971–1974
Unit	650th Group, Military Intelligence Corps
Awards	Joint Service Commendation Medal

James Stuart "Jim" Gilmore III (born October 6, 1949) is an American politician. He was the United States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe from July 2019 until January 2021. He was the 68th Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Gilmore ran for President of the United States in 2008, but lost the primaries to John McCain. Gilmore announced his launch for his 2016 United States presidential campaign on July 30, 2015.^[1] He withdrew after poor polling numbers on February 12, 2016.

In November 2018, Gilmore was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. Representative to United States Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.^[2] His nomination was confirmed by a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on May 23, 2019.^[3]

1. ↑ Hoffman, Bill (July 28, 2015). "Jim Gilmore on 2016: 'There's Still Room' for Serious Candidates". Newsmax.com.
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference nomination was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ "PN124 — James S. Gilmore — Department of State". U.S. Congress. May 23, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-24.