Ambassador

President George W. Bush appointed Earl Anthony Wayne Ambassador to Argentina in April 2006.  The U.S. Senate confirmed him in July of that year and he presented his credentials to Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana on November 6 2006 to become U.S. Ambassador to Argentina.

Ambassador Wayne's most recent assignment in the Department of State was as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (EB), from June 2000 until June 2006.  In that position, he oversaw work on international finance, development and debt policy, post-conflict economic assistance, economic sanctions, international energy policy, combating the financing of terrorism, trade and investment policy, international telecommunications policy, international transportation policies, and support for U.S. businesses overseas.

As Assistant Secretary, Mr. Wayne played a leading role in organizing major international donor and reconstruction conferences, as well as in providing economic policy advice to affected governments. (more)