| James I. Gadsden | |
| Ambassador From: | United States |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Term Start: | December 9, 2002 |
| Term End: | July 14, 2005 |
| President: | George W. Bush |
| Predecessor: | Barbara J. Griffiths |
| Successor: | Carol van Voorst |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Spouse: | Sally Freeman Gadsden |
| Children: | 2 |
| Profession: | Diplomat |
James Irvin Gadsden (born March 12, 1948) is an American former diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Iceland.[1]
Gadsden graduated from Harvard University (1970, cum laude) with a B.A. in Economics, MA in East Asian Studies, from Stanford University (1972), and Princeton University (1984) with a Scholar in Economics.
He entered the Foreign Service in 1972 and became a career member of the Senior Foreign Service.[2] After serving in various roles, he finished his career as a Senior Counselor for International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, serving from 2011 to 2016.[1]