Robert P. Jackson

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Robert P. Jackson

17th United States Ambassador to Cameroon
Incumbent
Assumed office September 17, 2010
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Janet E. Garvy
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Profession	Diplomat

Robert Porter Jackson is an American foreign service officer and diplomat. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor. As of 2010 he the United States Ambassador to Cameroon.^[1] Prior to that he was Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires, a.i., at the U.S. Embassy in Senegal. Mr. Jackson has also served as Director of the Office for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy; Coordinator of the Entry-Level Officer Training Program; and Country Officer for Botswana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. His other overseas postings include Burundi, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Portugal and Zimbabwe. He received his B.A. from Bowdoin College, his M.A. from The George Washington University and his M.S. from National Defense University.^[2]

Notes

↑ "List of Chiefs of Mission as of June 6, 2011" (PDF). U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 06/25/10". U.S. White House. Retrieved 2011-06-11.

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Name	Jackson, Robert P.
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Short description	American diplomat
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