Joe Donnelly — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See from 2022 to 2024 under President Joe Biden.
Represented Indiana as a U.S. Senator from 2013 to 2019.
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2013.
Practiced as an attorney and opened Marking Solutions, a printing and rubber-stamp company, in 1996.
Graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts in government (1977) and a Juris Doctor (1981).
Served on the Mishawaka Marian School Board from 1997 to 2001, including as its president from 2000 to 2001.

Biography

Joseph Simon Donnelly Sr. is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat. He served as the United States ambassador to the Holy See from 2022 to 2024 under President Joe Biden. Prior to his diplomatic post, Donnelly represented Indiana in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

Donnelly's political career began with service on the Indiana State Election Board and the Mishawaka Marian School Board, where he was president from 2000 to 2001. He was elected to the U.S.