American diplomat
Stuart E. Jones (born 1959) is an American diplomat. He previously served as the United States Ambassador to Iraq from 2014 to 2016,[2] and as the United States Ambassador to Jordan from July 21, 2011, to July 28, 2014.[3][4][5]
Biography
Stuart E. Jones graduated from Duke University and received a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[3][4][5]
He joined the United States Foreign Service as a career diplomat.[3][5] He served as Governorate Coordinator in Al Anbar Province in Iraq, and at the National Security Council as Country Director for Iraq.[3][5] From 1994 to 1996, he was special assistant to the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations.[3][5] He has also served in Turkey, El Salvador and Colombia.[3][5]
From 2005 to 2008, Jones served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Cairo, Egypt.[3][5] From 2008 to 2010, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.[3][4][5] Jones also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Baghdad.[3][4][5]
On July 21, 2011, Jones was appointed United States Ambassador to Jordan.[3][4][5]
On May 8, 2014, President Obama nominated Jones to be the United States Ambassador to Iraq.[6] On June 26, 2014, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jones in a 93–0 vote.[7] He was sworn in by United States Secretary of State John Kerry on September 17, 2014.[8]
As of 2018, Jones works at Bechtel Engineering.
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