What is James W. Pardew?
[[File:James W. Pardew.jpg|right|200px]] '''James William Pardew Jr.'''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.fpparchive.org/media/documents/globalism/Bush%27s%20Wilsonian%20Internationalism_William%20F.%20Jasper_September%209,%202002_The%20New%20American.pdf |title=Bush's Wilsonian Internationalism |first=William F. |last=Jasper |date=September 9, 2002 |pages=19–21 |magazine=The New American |access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref> (February 5, 1944 – June 2, 2021) was an American politician and military officer. He was the [[United States Ambassador to Bulgaria]] from 2002 until 2005 during the [[George W. Bush]] administration. His diplomatic career focused on relations with the [[Balkan peninsula|Balkans]].<ref name=statebio>{{cite web |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/6239.htm |title=Biography: James W. Pardew |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher=[[United States Department of State]] |access-date=January 8, 2019 }}</ref> Pardew was born in [[Memphis, Tennessee]] and was raised in [[Jonesboro, Arkansas]]. He studied at [[Arkansas State University]] and [[Loyola University Chicago]]. Pardew died on June 2, 2021 in [[Fairfax Station, Virginia]] at the age of 77.<ref>[https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jun/05/ambassador-diplomat-who-grew-arkansas-passes-away-/ Ambassador, diplomat who grew up in Arkansas dies at 77]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pardew, James W.}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Ambassadors of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from Memphis, Tennessee]] [[Category:Politicians from Arkansas]] [[Category:People from Jonesboro, Arkansas]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] {{bio-stub}}