Stuart E. Jones
| Stuart Jones | |
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| United States Ambassador to Iraq | |
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Assumed office October 2, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Robert Beecroft |
| United States Ambassador to Jordan | |
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In office September 5, 2011 – August 14, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Robert Beecroft |
| Succeeded by | Alice Wells |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 56–57) |
| Alma mater |
Duke University (B.A.) University of Pennsylvania (J.D.) |
Stuart E. Jones is an American diplomat. He has served as the United States Ambassador to Iraq since September 17, 2014,[1] and previously served 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 served as 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]
References
- ↑ United States Ambassador to Iraq biography
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United States Ambassador to Jordan biography
- 1 2 3 4 5 Duke University press release
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, WhiteHouse.gov, April 14, 2011
- ↑ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/05/08/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts
- ↑ http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00216
- ↑ http://m.state.gov/md231727.htm
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| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Beecroft |
United States Ambassador to Jordan 2011–2014 |
Succeeded by Alice Wells |
| Preceded by Robert Beecroft |
United States Ambassador to Iraq 2014–present |
Incumbent |