Stuart E. Jones
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Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Acting |
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Assumed office January 9, 2017 |
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Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Anne W. Patterson |
| United States Ambassador to Iraq | |
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In office October 2, 2014 – August 2016 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Robert Beecroft |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Silliman (Designate) |
| United States Ambassador to Jordan | |
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In office September 5, 2011 – August 14, 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Robert Beecroft |
| Succeeded by | Alice Wells |
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| Born | 1959 (age 57–58) |
| Alma mater |
Duke University University of Pennsylvania |
Stuart E. Jones (born 1959) is an American diplomat. He previously served as the United States Ambassador to Iraq from 2014 to 2016, and as the United States Ambassador to Jordan from July 21, 2011 to July 28, 2014.
Stuart E. Jones graduated from Duke University and received a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
He joined the United States Foreign Service as a career diplomat. He served as Governorate Coordinator in Al Anbar Province in Iraq, and at the National Security Council as Country Director for Iraq. From 1994 to 1996, he was special assistant to the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He has also served in Turkey, El Salvador and Colombia.
From 2005 to 2008, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. From 2008 to 2010, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. He also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Baghdad.
On July 21, 2011, he was appointed United States Ambassador to Jordan.
On May 8, 2014, President Obama nominated Jones to be the United States Ambassador to Iraq. On June 26, 2014, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jones in a 93-0 vote. He was sworn in by United States Secretary of State John Kerry on September 17, 2014.
On May 30, 2017, at a briefing held by State Department Stuart Jones made a 20 seconds pause that received some media attention. He, as the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs had accompanied the president and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the President's first foreign trip, which was to Saudi Arabia. When the AFP diplomatic correspondent Dave Clark asked "the Secretary criticized the conduct of the Iranian elections and Iran’s record on democracy. He did so standing next to Saudi officials. How do you characterize Saudi Arabia’s commitment to democracy, and does the administration believe that democracy is a buffer or a barrier against extremism?", he paused at the podium for 20 seconds. Then he answered: "I think what we’d say is that at this meeting we were able to make significant progress with Saudi and [Gulf Cooperation Council] partners in both making a strong statement against extremism and also—and also putting in place certain measures through this GCC mechanism where we can combat extremism. Clearly, one source of extremism, one terrorism threat, is coming from Iran, and that’s coming from a part of the Iranian apparatus that is not at all responsive to its electorate."
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