Background
Smith, JAMES was born on June 28, 1952 in Norfolk, Nebraska, United States.
Smith, JAMES was born on June 28, 1952 in Norfolk, Nebraska, United States.
University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1974. Juris Doctor, 1977). Deputy Madison County Attorney, 1977 1979.
Selected by President Barack Obama, he was sworn in on September 16, 2009. He left his post on September 27, 2013. Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Smith had served in a variety of executive positions with Raytheon Company involving corporate strategic planning, aircraft manufacturing, and international business development.
He received his Masters in History from Indiana University in 1975, and is also a distinguished graduate from the Naval War College, the Air Command and Staff College and the National War College.
Smith spent a 28-year career in the United States Air Force. Trained as a fighter pilot, he logged over 4000 hours of flight time in F-15s and T-38s.
He served around the world in a variety of operational assignments and flew combat missions from Dhahran Bachelor of Arts during Operation Desert Storm. He commanded the 94th Fighter Squadron, the 325th Operations Group and the 18th Fighter Wing (Kadena Bachelor of Arts, Okinawa).
During his final assignment at United States. Joint Forces Command, he led Millennium Challenge, the largest transformation experiment in history.
He was promoted to Brigadier General in October, 1998, and retired from the Air Force on October 1, 2002.
Adams County, 10th Judicial District and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Civil and Criminal Trials.