Tracey Ann Jacobson | |
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Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Acting |
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Assumed office January 20, 2017 |
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President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Bathsheba Crocker |
United States Ambassador to Kosovo | |
In office April 2, 2012 – 2015 |
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President | Barack Obama |
Deputy | Jennifer Bachus |
Preceded by | Christopher Dell |
Succeeded by | Greg Delawie |
United States Ambassador to Tajikistan | |
In office 2006–2009 |
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President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Richard E. Hoagland |
Succeeded by | Kenneth E. Gross, Jr. |
United States Ambassador to Turkmenistan | |
In office 2003–2006 |
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President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Laura E. Kennedy |
Succeeded by | Robert E. Patterson, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | 1965 (age 51–52) |
Alma mater |
Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies |
Tracey Ann Jacobson (born 1965) is an American diplomat and a former United States Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kosovo. Since January 2017 she has been serving as the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.
Jacobson received her Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University, and her Master of Arts from the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Jacobson has studied Albanian, Serbian, French, Russian, Spanish, Korean, and Tajiki.
Jacobson served as Deputy Executive Secretary at the National Security Council at the White House, where she facilitated the development of foreign policy initiatives for the National Security Advisor and the President.
Jacobson, a career member of the United States Foreign Service, has served overseas in Seoul, South Korea, Nassau, Bahamas, and Moscow, Russia. Her domestic assignments have included the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, and the Office of the Under Secretary for Management. She also served as the Deputy Director of the State Department's Foreign Service Institute.