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Stuart E. Jones graduated from [[Duke University]] and received a J.D. from the [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]].<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="duke"/><ref name="white"/> | Stuart E. Jones graduated from [[Duke University]] and received a J.D. from the [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]].<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="duke"/><ref name="white"/> | ||
| − | He joined the [[United States Foreign Service]] as a career diplomat.<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="white"/> He | + | He joined the [[United States Foreign Service]] as a career diplomat.<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="white"/> He was Governorate Coordinator in [[Al Anbar Province]] in [[Iraq]], and at the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] as Country Director for Iraq.<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="white"/> From 1994 to 1996, he was special assistant to the U.S. Permanent Representative to the [[United Nations]].<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="white"/> He has also served in [[Turkey]], [[El Salvador]] and [[Colombia]].<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="white"/> |
From 2005 to 2008, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="white"/> From 2008 to 2010, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="duke"/><ref name="white"/> He also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in [[Baghdad]].<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="duke"/><ref name="white"/> | From 2005 to 2008, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="white"/> From 2008 to 2010, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="duke"/><ref name="white"/> He also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in [[Baghdad]].<ref name="embassy"/><ref name="duke"/><ref name="white"/> | ||
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| Born | 1959 |
| Alma mater | Duke University, University of Pennsylvania |
| Member of | Council on Foreign Relations/Members |
Stuart E. Jones (born 1959) is an American diplomat. He previously served as the United States Ambassador to Iraq from 2014 to 2016,[1] and as the United States Ambassador to Jordan from July 21, 2011 to July 28, 2014.[2][3][4]
Biography
Stuart E. Jones graduated from Duke University and received a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[2][3][4]
He joined the United States Foreign Service as a career diplomat.[2][4] He was Governorate Coordinator in Al Anbar Province in Iraq, and at the National Security Council as Country Director for Iraq.[2][4] From 1994 to 1996, he was special assistant to the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations.[2][4] He has also served in Turkey, El Salvador and Colombia.[2][4]
From 2005 to 2008, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Cairo, Egypt.[2][4] From 2008 to 2010, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.[2][3][4] He also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Baghdad.[2][3][4]
On July 21, 2011, he was appointed United States Ambassador to Jordan.[2][3][4]
On May 8, 2014, President Obama nominated Jones to be the United States Ambassador to Iraq.[5] On June 26, 2014, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jones in a 93–0 vote.[6] He was sworn in by United States Secretary of State John Kerry on September 17, 2014.[7]
As of 2018, he works at Bechtel Engineering, leading the corporation's international and domestic government relations and corporate communications as president for regions and corporate affairs. [8]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170130034954/https://iraq.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j https://web.archive.org/web/20130213210640/http://jordan.usembassy.gov/ambassador2.html
- ↑ a b c d e http://www.duke.edu/federalrelations/news/duke_digest/2011/042511_duke_digest1.html
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, WhiteHouse.gov, April 14, 2011
- ↑ https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/05/08/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts
- ↑ https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00216
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141217103822/http://m.state.gov/md231727.htm |archive-date=2014-12-17
- ↑ https://www.bechtel.com/about-us/leadership/stuart-jones/
