Ambassador Charles Larson has joined LatCham as an honorary member.

Charles W. Larson, Jr. is a founding partner of the public affairs firm Larson Shannahan and Slifka Group (LSSG) in West Des Moines Iowa.

Charles Larson was sworn in as Ambassador to Latvia by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on January 7, 2008 and served in this capacity until January 20th, 2009.

Ambassador Larson is a 1992 graduate of the University of Iowa, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He graduated with honors and distinction and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honors society. He received his Juris Doctorate degree with distinction in 1996 from the University of Iowa College of Law.