Tim Roemer
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| United States Ambassador to India | |
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In office August 11, 2009 – July 1, 2011 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | David Mulford |
| Succeeded by | Peter Burleigh (Acting) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | John Hiler |
| Succeeded by | Mark Souder |
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Timothy John Roemer October 30, 1956 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sally Roemer |
| Relations | J. Bennett Johnston (father-in-law) |
| Children | Patrick Hunter Matthew Bennett Sarah Kathryn Grace Elizabeth |
| Alma mater |
University of California, San Diego University of Notre Dame |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Timothy John "Tim" Roemer (born October 30, 1956) is an American political figure who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003 as a Democrat from Indiana's 3rd congressional district. Subsequently, he was the president of the Center for National Policy (CNP), a Washington, D.C-based national security think tank. He served as U.S. Ambassador to India from 2009 to 2011. Roemer currently serves on the advisory board of Washington, D.C. based non-profit America Abroad Media.
Tim Roemer was born in 1956 in South Bend, Indiana. His grandfather, William F. Roemer, was a philosophy professor at the University of Notre Dame; and his grandmother was an elementary school teacher. Roemer's parents, James and Mary Ann Roemer also worked at Notre Dame as Dean of Students and Coordinator of Volunteer Activities, respectively. Roemer graduated from Penn High School in 1975 and worked at various jobs from the age of 14 to help pay for college.
Tim Roemer graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a B.A. degree in 1979. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame; his 1985 dissertation was titled "The Senior Executive Service: Retirement and Public Personnel Policy."
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