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James Patterson

(He/Him)
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel, LinkedIn, The New York Times, SFGate, The Christian Science Monitor, AL.com, Cleveland.com, RTÉ, Boston Herald, Des Moines Register and
Covers:  Foreign Affairs, economics, geopolitics, cyber, food security, diplomacy, Foggy Bottom, Capitol Hill, Washington DC, globalization
Diplomat/economist/journalist; GOP official Indianapolis/WashDC; Reporter in 2014's "Selma"; former husband Evelyn Y. Davis muckrack.com/jim-patterson-6
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James Patterson’s Biography

Jim Patterson is a writer/speaker.blogger on foreign affairs professional based in Washington DC. He served in Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, Peru and Washington DC. He held Top-Secret clearance during the Persian Gulf War.

Recent work:
https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025/08/chubby-checker-helped-end-twisted-60s-race-laws-james-patterson.html
https://www.fordforum.org/observer-essays/2025/08/14/ford-gergen
https://www.fordforum.org/observer-essays/congressmen
https://www.fordforum.org/observer-essays/uncovering-the-past
https://www.fordforum.org/observer-essays/last-days-of-vietnam

His work has appeared in Foreign Service Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, San Jose Mercury News, Financial Times, New York Daily News, Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser, Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide, Agricultural History, Des Moines Register, Indianapolis Star, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Boston Herald, Korean War Veterans Magazine, Classic Images, The Writer, Writer's Digest, Writers' Journal, many more

He is a Life Member of the American Foreign Service Association, U.S. Philippines Society, Associate Member of the Korean War Veterans Association, Life Member of the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America, Friend of the Israeli Defense Forces, and more.