Tom Cooney
American diplomat
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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 |
Career
Cooney, 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.
