James R. Cheek had a diverse career in the U.S. Foreign Service from 1961 to 1997. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Argentina from 1993 to 1996 and to the Sudan from 1990 to 1992. His other overseas assignments included Chile, El Salvador, England, Brazil, Uruguay, Nepal, and Nicaragua. Following his retirement from the Foreign Service, Ambassador Cheek joined the faculty of the University of Arkansas as a lecturer in Diplomacy and International Business and is also associated with several large U.S. corporations as a board member and consultant. A lifelong resident of Little Rock, he received a B.A. degree from the Arkansas State Teachers College and a Masters of International Service from American University in Washington, D.C. He served as a U.S. Army officer in Germany from 1954 to 1956.

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