Noah B. Mamet served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Argentina from 2014- 2017 during President Obama’s second term. Ambassador Mamet was awarded the Medal of San Martin at the rank of Great Cross by the government of Argentina, only the third American in over 200 years to receive such a distinction.
During Ambassador Mamet’s time in Argentina, bi-lateral relations between the U.S. and Argentina improved dramatically by initially focusing on science, technology, renewable energy, and educational exchanges and later adding security cooperation, counter-narcotics and climate change programs. His efforts resulted in a special “Corporate Citizenship Award” from the American Chamber of Commerce and the “Bridges of the Americas” award.
In 2016, Ambassador Mamet hosted President Obama and the First Family’s historic trip to Buenos Aires, the first bi-lateral presidential visit to Argentina in nearly 20 years. Ambassador Mamet also led the first of its kind Argentine delegation of both public and private sector leaders to California to further build economic and cultural ties through technology, innovation and clean energy.
Under his leadership, the U.S. Embassy was the first embassy in Argentina to install renewable energy through the use of solar panels and became the first embassy in the world to install a wind turbine.
Ambassador Mamet is the founder of a business consulting firm, NMA Partners. The firm has represented numerous business clients including Tesla, SpaceX, the Wasserman Media Group, the Clinton Foundation and many others.
He is on the advisory boards of Globant, a publicly traded tech company and DirecTV LatAm. As a board member of The Wilson Center’s Latin American Program, he continues to focus on public policy in the U.S. and Latin America.
Outside the world of business, politics and international affairs, Ambassador Mamet has worked on numerous philanthropic causes and produces wine from his vineyard in Mendoza, Argentina under the label ‘Gran Diplomat.’ The name honors the many inspiring diplomats he worked with at the State Department and the Argentine Foreign Ministry.
A graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles, he delivered the 2020 commencement address to his alma mater.