James Howard Holmes

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James Howard Holmes
United States Ambassador to Latvia
In office August 4, 1998 – September 15, 2001
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	Larry C. Napper
Succeeded by	Brian E. Carlson
Personal details
Born	1943 (age 80–81) Springfield, Virginia
Alma mater	Colgate University

James Howard Holmes (born April 1, 1943, Springfield, Virginia)^[1] is an American diplomat. He is the second son of the Rev. Robert Usher and Bertha Jeannette Cook Holmes. He is a 1965 graduate of Colgate University, as well as, a graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and the National War College. He joined the Foreign Service in 1967 and has served overseas in Pakistan, New Zealand, Norway, and Latvia. He is married and has two daughters and five grandchildren.