James Culbertson

Who is James Culbertson?

James B. Culbertson was the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands until 2009. He was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as ambassador and commissioned on July 10, 2008. He presented his credentials to Queen Beatrix on August 13, 2008.

Culbertson has a degree from The Citadel, and served as CEO of Financial Computing, Inc. He has also been a Republican fundraiser in the state of North Carolina.

In 1960, Culbertson graduated from The citadel with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. After graduation, due to the military academy's requirement, he served in the U.S. military as an officer in the U.S. Army Military Intelligence from 1960 to 1962.

On May 27, 1938, Culbertson was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Despite his extensive career, Culbertson had worked in the private sector for the entirety of his early life. In 1974, he founded Financial Computing where he would eventually retire from in 2000. Culbertson served on the North Carolina Banking Commission from 1973 to 1979, he had also served on the North Carolina Board of Economic Development from 1985 to 1993. Starting in 1988 and ending in 1993, Culbertson was a member of the National Federation of Independent Businessmen. He is also a board member for the Fund for American Studies Board of Trustees since 1988. Since 2005, he has been a member of the American Battle Monuments Commission.