Deborah Jones

Ambassador Deborah K. Jones retired from the U.S. Department of State in November 2016 with the rank of Career Minister following 34 years of service that included Presidential appointments as Chief of Mission (U.S. Ambassador) to the State of Kuwait (2008 - 2011) and Libya ( 2013 - 2015). Other senior assignments include Deputy Commandant/International Affairs Advisor at the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy (formerly ICAF) of the National Defense University; Scholar-in-Residence at the Middle East Institute; Senior Faculty Advisor for National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island; and Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey. Overseas assignments include Argentina (during the Falkland-Malvinas War), Iraq (during its war with Iran), Syria (during “Desert Storm”), Ethiopia (with regional responsibility for Eritrea, Djibouti and the Sudan), and the United Arab Emirates. Washington assignments include the Secreta