Thomas E. Cooney is a former American diplomat who most recently served as the charge d'affaires of the United States Embassy to Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2017 to 2018.[1] He retired from the State Department with the senior rank of Minister Counselor in 2019 and became Vice President of Global Public Policy for General Motors in Detroit.[2][3] In 2023, he joined Capital Group, a large global asset management financial company, in its Los Angeles headquarters as Vice President and International Policy Advisor.[4]
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 | Royal Oak, Michigan |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Shrine High School Cornell University University of South Carolina International MBA |
Career
editCooney, a native of Detroit, speaks Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. He was 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, Pacific and as Deputy Consul General to the Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau.[5] 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.[6]
Cooney became Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Argentina on July 30, 2016,[5] and took office as the interim Ambassador to Argentina upon the resignation of Noah Mamet on January 20, 2017.[7] At the end of his term in May 2019, the Argentine government recognized him with the Order of the Liberator General San Martin, the highest honor conferred to non-citizens by the government of Argentina.[8]
In 2019, he was hired by General Motors to lead its international government relations teams globally. In 2021, Cooney joined the board of directors of Global Ties Detroit, a non-profit that seeks to strengthen Detroit’s international partnerships.[9] In 2023 he joined Capital Group to advise its global team of investors on international and geopolitical trends.
References
edit- ^ Buenos Aires Herald. "US, EU ambassadors to depart BA". Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Global Ties Detroit Welcomes Tom Cooney to Board of Directors". www.globaltiesdetroit.org. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ O'Malley, Nick (2021-05-23). "Can General Motors convince Australians to go electric?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "Politics and the economy: Could Washington derail a soft landing?". Capital Group. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Argentina, U. S. Mission (2019-05-30). "El Ministro Consejero Cooney fue reconocido con la Orden de San Martín". Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Argentina (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ "Global Ties Detroit Welcomes Tom Cooney to Board of Directors". www.globaltiesdetroit.org. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
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