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Noah Mamet

United States Ambassador to Argentina

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ18600651 ↗
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Noah Bryson Mamet (pronounced muh-MET; born April 8, 1969) is an American diplomat and businessman who served as the United States Ambassador to Argentina under U.S. President Barack Obama, serving from 2015 to 2017.

He worked as the National Finance Director for House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt for nine years, and was later a fundraiser for Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. Mamet was nominated as ambassador to Argentina in 2013, which was met with criticism. His appointment was filibustered by Senate Republicans, which was overcome by Senate Democrats. He resigned from office with a letter to the President on December 7, 2016, and left office as ambassador on January 20, 2017.

Early life and education

Mamet was born to a Jewish father and an Irish Catholic mother in Manhattan Beach, California. He attended Mira Costa High School. In 1992, he graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Professional career

At age 21, Mamet entered politics by working on the 1992 U.S. Senate primary bid by onetime U.S. Rep. Mel Levine.

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“Noah Mamet” enters the record as united States Ambassador to Argentina. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Noah, Mamet and United can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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