| John Patrick Caulfield | |
| Office: | 13th Chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Cuba |
| President: | Barack Obama |
| Term Start: | September 12, 2011 |
| Term End: | July 20, 2015 |
| Predecessor: | Jonathan D. Farrar |
| Successor: | Jeffrey DeLaurentis |
| Alma Mater: | Saint Joseph's University |
John Patrick Caulfield (born 1951)[1] is the former Chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Cuba, a position he held from September 2011 to July 2014.[2] Caulfield now works as an independent consultant and an advisor to the Innovadores Foundation.[3]
In September 2008, Caulfield acted as the chargé d'affaires at the American embassy in Venezuela after Ambassador Patrick Duddy was expelled by then-president Hugo Chávez.[4] He resumed the post from July 2010 through July 2011.
Caulfield served in the state department for over 30 years in a variety of posts, including consul general at the American embassy in London and deputy chief of mission at the American embassy in Lima, Peru. Caulfield is a graduate of Saint Joseph's University with a degree in international relations and Latin American studies.