James W. Swihart
{{Short description|American diplomat}}
{{infobox officeholder
|name = James W. Swihart
|office = United States Ambassador to Lithuania
|president = Bill Clinton
|term_start = August 26, 1994
|term_end = July 16, 1997
|predecessor = Darryl Norman Johnson
|successor = Keith C. Smith
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|7|25}}
|}}
James W. Swihart (born July 25, 1946) is an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Lithuania between August 26, 1994, and July 16, 1997.
Diplomatic career
Swihart served as deputy chief of mission to Austria before being nominated as ambassador to Lithuania by President Bill Clinton.{{cite web |title=Swihart Picked as Envoy to Lithuania |url=https://apnews.com/article/3cf8044f2edc9456443017b53ccf8bfe |publisher=AP |access-date=February 15, 2021 |date=July 20, 1994}} Swihart served as the United States ambassador to Lithuania between August 26, 1994, and July 16, 1997.{{cite web |title=James W. Swihart Jr. |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/swihart-james-w |publisher=Office of the Historian, United States Department of State. |access-date=February 15, 2021}}
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Ambassadors of the United States to Lithuania
Category:20th-century American diplomats
Category:United States Foreign Service personnel
Category:American expatriates in Austria
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