Stuart E. Jones

Stuart Jones
United States Ambassador to Iraq
Assumed office
October 2, 2014
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Robert Beecroft
Succeeded by Douglas Silliman (Designate)
United States Ambassador to Jordan
In office
September 5, 2011  August 14, 2014
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Robert Beecroft
Succeeded by Alice Wells
Personal details
Born 1959 (age 5657)
Alma mater Duke University
University of Pennsylvania

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]

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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
Succeeded by
Douglas Silliman
Designate
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