James Franklin Jeffrey

James Franklin Jeffrey (born 1947) is an American diplomat and the current United States Ambassador to Iraq.^[1]

He was serving as the Deputy National Security Advisor in the administration of George W. Bush before being appointed to Turkey.

Biography

He was born in Massachusetts. Mr. Jeffrey received a BA in History from Northeastern University in 1969, and an MS in Business Administration from Boston University Graduate School of Management in 1977. He also holds a diploma in the French language from the University of Paris. From 1969-1976 Mr. Jeffrey served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, with assignments in Germany and Vietnam.

He joined the Foreign Service in 1977. His most recent assignments were as Deputy Chief of Mission to Ankara, 1999–2002, and to Kuwait, 1996-1999. He also has served in Tunis, Sofia, Munich, Adana, and on a first assignment to Ankara in 1985-1987. In the Department, Mr. Jeffrey has served as Senior Greek Desk Officer, as Officer in Charge of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as Deputy Office Director in the Office of Near Eastern Peace Process and Regional Affairs, and as Deputy Presidential Special Advisor for Bosnia Implementation. He speaks German, French, and Turkish.

Ambassador Jeffrey has held a variety of assignments related to Europe and the Middle East during his 30-year career with the U.S. Department of State. His past assignments have included Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Iraq, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission and U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Iraq, U.S. Ambassador to Albania, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission in Turkey and Kuwait, U.S. Deputy Special Representative for Bosnia Implementation, Senior Greek Desk Officer, Officer in Charge of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and as Deputy Office Director in the Office of Near Eastern Peace Process and Regional Affairs. Earlier overseas assignments included postings at the U.S. Consulate General in Munich, Germany; U.S. Embassies in Turkey, Bulgaria, and Tunisia; and the U.S. Consulate in Adana, Turkey.

His current state of residence is Virginia.

References

External links

• "Statement by Ambassador James F. Jeffrey", Senate Foreign Relations Committee, July 20, 2010
• "Topic - James Franklin Jeffrey", The Washington Times
• "Getty Images", India Times
• The information of this article comes from the U.S. Department of State website [1].