John Patrick Caulfield (born 1951) is the former Chief of the
U.S. Interests Section in Cuba, a position he held from September 2011 to July 2014. Caulfield now works as an independent consultant and an advisor to the Innovadores Foundation.
[Sara Ashley O'Brien]
"Cuban interns get taste of NYC startups"
''CNN Money'', July 31, 2015
In September 2008, Caulfield acted as the chargé d'affaires at the
American embassy in Venezuela after Ambassador
Patrick Duddy was expelled by then-president
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republ ...
.
[Associated Press]
"U.S. to send its Ambassador back to Venezuela"
''NBC News'', June 25, 2009 He resumed the post from July 2010 through July 2011.
Caulfield served in the state department for over 30 years in a variety of posts, including consul general at the
American embassy in London
The Embassy of the United States of America in London is the diplomatic mission of the United States in the United Kingdom. It is located in Nine Elms and is the largest American embassy in Western Europe and the focal point for events relating ...
and deputy chief of mission at the American embassy in
Lima, Peru
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
. Caulfield is a graduate of
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh olde ...
with a degree in international relations and Latin American studies.
See also
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Cuban Thaw
The Cuban thaw ( es, Deshielo cubano) was the normalization of Cuba–United States relations that began in December 2014 ending a 54-year stretch of hostility between the nations. In March 2016, Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to ...
References
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1951 births
Living people
Ambassadors of the United States to Cuba
Saint Joseph's University alumni