Consul General

James A. Boughner began his service as Consul General in Chengdu, China in June, 2006.

He served previously as Deputy Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.  In addition, he has completed assignments in Minsk, Belarus; Tokyo, Japan; Guangzhou and Beijing, China; and at the State Department's Nuclear Risk Reduction Center in Washington, D.C.

Prior to joining the State Department, Mr. Boughner was a U.S. Congressional aide.  He is a graduate of Georgetown University (B.S. International Finance).  His foreign languages include Chinese, Russian, and Arabic.