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| Obama taps James Jeffrey for Iraq ambassador | ||
| 2010-06-27 | ||
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama nominated career diplomat James Jeffrey on Friday to replace Christopher Hill as his ambassador to Iraq at a critical juncture in the seven-year war, the White House said.
“I am grateful that these experienced men and women have agreed to serve in my administration as we work to meet our nation's most pressing challenges,' Obama said in a statement announcing several nominations. “I look forward to working with them in the coming months and years.' Before being appointed to his post in Ankara, Jeffrey served as deputy national security advisor and assistant to the president at the White House under George W. Bush's administration, according to his official bio. His resume also includes several previous stints in Baghdad and across the Middle East, unlike Hill, best known for his high-profile post as the Bush administration's point man on North Korea's nuclear program. Jeffrey was Bush's principal deputy assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs and special advisor to the secretary of state for Iraq. From 2004 to 2005, he served as deputy chief of mission and later charge d'affaires in Baghdad. Jeffrey held a number of different posts in Washington, Europe and the Middle East, including as deputy chief of mission in both Kuwait and Turkey. He was posted to Munich, Sofia, Tunis and Adana, Turkey. He was previously dispatched to the Balkans, where he served as US ambassador to Albania. Jeffrey was also a US Army infantry branch officer from 1969 to 1976, and served in Germany and Vietnam.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Good - Hill is on Holbrooke-like levels of diplo-ineptitude |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-06-27 09:46 |