A Conversation with Ambassador Deborah Jones

SAIS Dean Vali Nasr and the SAIS American Foreign Policy Program invite you to

A Conversation

with

Ambassador Deborah Jones

Former U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait and Libya

Moderated by

Vali Nasr

Dean

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Monday, March 6th, 2017

4:30-6:00 pm

The event is on the record and open to the media and the public

Ambassador Deborah K. Jones is a former member of the Senior Foreign Service. She retired in 2016 with the rank of Career Minister. Previously, she was the Deputy Commandant and International Affairs Advisor at the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University. From 2013 to 2015, she served as U.S. Ambassador to Libya. Ambassador Jones joined the Department of State in 1982. Her additional overseas posts include: U.S. Ambassador to the State of Kuwait (2008-2011) Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey (2005-2007), Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (1998-2001), Consular Section Chief/Regional Counselor Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1992-1994), and Consular Section Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria (1990-1991). Her Washington assignments include: Director of the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs and Iran (2002-2004) and Acting Public Affairs Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs (1994-1995). Ambassador Jones received a B.A. from Brigham Young University and an M.S. from the National War College of the National Defense University.

Location:
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Rome Auditorium, Rome Building
1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20036