Nealon, James Dinneen, 1954-

James Dinneen Nealon Jr. (born 1954) is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Honduras from 2014 to 2017. After his service as ambassador, he worked in the Department of Homeland Security from 2017 to 2018.

Born and raised in Virginia, Nealon graduated from Brown University in 1980 with a B.A. in American History. Before joining the State Department, he spent a few years as a high school coach and teacher. In 1984, Nealon joined the Foreign Service. His early posts included being an assistant press attaché in the U.S. embassy in Chile, cultural attaché in the embassy in Uruguay and media attaché in the embassies in Hungary and the Philippines. Nealon returned to Hungary as counselor for public affairs and later served in Madrid in the same capacity.

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