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| term_start = May 5, 2011
| term_start = October 20, 2011
| term_end = September 25, 2014
| president= [[Barack Obama]]
| president= [[Barack Obama]]
| predecessor = [[Peter Bodde]]
| predecessor = [[Peter W. Bodde]]
| successor = ''Incumbent''
| successor = [[Virginia E. Palmer]]
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| term_end2= August 4, 2009
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| president2= [[George W. Bush]]
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| predecessor2 = [[J. Anthony Holmes]]
| successor2 = [[Gayleatha B. Brown]]
| successor2 = [[Gayleatha B. Brown]]
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| birth_place = [[Sheridan, Wyoming]]
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'''Jeanine E. Jackson''' is an American diplomat. She was the ambassador to [[Burkina Faso]] from 2006 to 2009 and is currently the ambassador to the Republic of [[Malawi]]. She is also an accomplished pianist.
'''Jeanine E. Jackson''' (born 1949)<ref>[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/jackson-jeanine-elizabeth Jeanine Elizabeth Jackson (1949–)]</ref> is an American diplomat. She was the ambassador to [[Burkina Faso]] from 2006 to 2009 and to the Republic of [[Malawi]] from 2011 to 2014.


==Biography==
==Life==
Jeanine Jackson was born in [[Wyoming]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/us/maryland/cumberland/cumberland-times-news/2006/05-05/page-14?tag=jeanine+jackson+ambassador&rtserp=tags/?pep=jeanine-jackson&plo=ambassador|title=Jackson Named African Ambassador|date=5 May 2006|work=Cumberland Times News|url-access=subscription |access-date=29 March 2016|via=Newspaper Archive}}</ref> She is of European descent, and graduated from [[Hastings College]] with a BA in Art Education in 1971,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hastings.edu/success-stories/ambassador-jackson-%E2%80%9971-builds-relationships-around-world|title=Ambassador Jackson '71 Builds Relationships Around the World|date=13 November 2013|work=Hastings College|access-date=29 March 2016}}</ref> and the [[Florida Institute of Technology]] with a MBA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/330/000120967/ |title=Jeanine Jackson |publisher=Nndb.com |access-date=2011-11-25}}</ref>
Jeanine Jackson was born in Wyoming. She is of European descent, and graduated from [[Hastings College]] with a BA in Art Education and the Florida Institute of Technology with a MBA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/330/000120967/ |title=Jeanine Jackson |publisher=Nndb.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-25}}</ref> Prior to entering the U.S. Foreign Service, Jackson worked in [[Saigon, Vietnam]], as a civil service employee at the Defense Attaché Office. She also served for 10 years as an active duty U.S. Army officer as a colonel, and served primarily in [[Germany]] and [[South Korea]], before retiring and joining the reserves.<ref>http://govinthelab.com/ambassador-to-malawi-who-is-jeanine-jackson/</ref> She joined the Foreign Service in 1985, and saw prominent roles such as Post Management officer to the [[USSR]] (1991), Personnel Officer to [[Hong Kong]] (1997), Supervisory General Services Officer to [[Kenya]] (1998), Deputy Chief of Mission to [[Afghanistan]] (2001–2003), Coordinator for Iraq Transition (2004–2006), amidst others. She was appointed as [[United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso]] by George W. Bush in 2006, where she achieved a bilateral agreement with the state that enabled U.S. Special Operations Command to regularize and accelerate its counter-terrorism work against Al Qaeda in that region, and remained in that post until 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lilongwe.usembassy.gov/ambassador2.html |title=Ambassador &#124; Embassy of the United States Lilongwe, Malawi |publisher=Lilongwe.usembassy.gov |date=2010-07-29 |accessdate=2011-11-25}}</ref> On May 5, 2011, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated Jackson as [[United States Ambassador to Malawi]], and was confirmed by congress on June 30, 2011. Her husband, Mark Jackson, is a retired Foreign Service officer; they served together in [[Nigeria]] and [[Saudi Arabia]].

==Career==
Prior to entering the [[United States Foreign Service|U.S. Foreign Service]], Jackson worked in [[Saigon, Vietnam]], as a civil service employee at the Defense Attaché Office. She also served for 10 years as an active duty [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] officer as a colonel, and served primarily in [[West Germany]] and [[South Korea]], before retiring and joining the reserves.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://govinthelab.com/ambassador-to-malawi-who-is-jeanine-jackson/ |title=Government In The Lab {{!}} Blog {{!}} Ambassador to Malawi: Who is Jeanine Jackson? |website=govinthelab.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812043139/http://govinthelab.com/ambassador-to-malawi-who-is-jeanine-jackson/ |archive-date=2011-08-12}} </ref> She joined the Foreign Service in 1985, and saw prominent roles such as Post Management Officer to the [[USSR]] (1991), Personnel Officer to [[Hong Kong]] (1997), Supervisory General Services Officer to [[Kenya]] (1998), Deputy Chief of Mission to [[Afghanistan]] (2001–2003), Coordinator for Iraq Transition (2004–2006), amidst others. As Minister Counselor for Management at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, she supported the transition from a military-oriented U.S. presence to a more civilian one.<ref name="thepolitic.org">[http://thepolitic.org/an-interview-with-jeanine-jackson-u-s-ambassador-to-malawi/ An Interview with Jeanine Jackson, U.S. Ambassador to Malawi] The Politic, August 15, 2013</ref> In that role she found it necessary to deal with funding shortages and uncertainty.<ref>"Brennan, Richard, "Ending the U.S. War in Iraq: The Final Transition, Operational Maneuver, and Disestablishment of United States Forces-Iraq ", RAND Corporation (November 15, 2013), p. 245</ref> Jackson retired as a colonel from the Army reserve in 2006.<ref name=":0" /> She was appointed as [[United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso]] by [[George W. Bush]] in 2006, where she achieved a bilateral agreement with the state that enabled [[United States Special Operations Command|U.S. Special Operations Command]] to regularize and accelerate its counter-terrorism work against [[Al-Qaeda|Al Qaeda]] in that region, and remained in that post until 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lilongwe.usembassy.gov/ambassador2.html |title=Ambassador &#124; Embassy of the United States Lilongwe, Malawi |publisher=Lilongwe.usembassy.gov |date=2010-07-29 |access-date=2011-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116024909/http://lilongwe.usembassy.gov/ambassador2.html|archive-date=2011-11-16}}</ref>

President [[Barack Obama]] nominated Jackson as [[United States Ambassador to Malawi]], and she was then confirmed by Congress on June 30, 2011.<ref name="allgov.com">[http://www.allgov.com/news/appointments-and-resignations/ambassador-to-malawi-who-is-jeanine-jackson?news=843076 Ambassador to Malawi: Jeanine Jackson] AllGov, accessed April 2, 2016</ref> She ended her post in [[Malawi]] in 2014 and used the opportunity to highlight the US Skills Training programs and commend the Malawi government for its peace-keeping mission in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wanda|first1=Gomezgani|title=Malawi: Outgoing American Ambassador Bids Farewell to President Mutharika|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201409150089.html|access-date=28 March 2016|publisher=[[Malawi News Agency]] via [[AllAfrica.com]]|date=1 September 2014}}</ref> She served as ambassador to Malawi during the administration of Malawi President [[Joyce Banda]] and witnessed the progress the country made under her leadership in establishing greater gender equality. In an interview Jackson compared Malawi to the U.S. in terms of women's participation in government: "I note that there is a greater percentage of women in the Malawian Parliament than in the U.S. Congress."<ref name="thepolitic.org"/>

Jackson received the [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State's]] [[Distinguished Honor Award]] for her work in the U.S. Embassy in [[Baghdad]].<ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qaLGCQAAQBAJ&q=%22jeanine+jackson%22+ambassador&pg=PA68|title=Diplomatic Discourse|last=Mak|first=Aaron|publisher=Lulu Press|year=2015|isbn=978-1329056275|editor-last=Schuster|editor-first=Justin|pages=79|chapter=Jeanine Jackson: U.S. Ambassador to Malawi|editor-last2=Stern|editor-first2=Eric}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hastings.edu/news/retired-us-ambassador-jackson-71-provide-commencement-address|title=Retired U.S. Ambassador Jackson '71 to Provide Commencement Address|date=10 April 2015|work=Hastings College|access-date=29 March 2016}}</ref>

==Personal==
Jackson is married. She and her husband, Mark, a retired Foreign Service Officer, served together in [[Nigeria]] and [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="allgov.com"/>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:37, 28 August 2024

Jeanine Jackson
17th United States Ambassador to Malawi
In office
October 20, 2011 – September 25, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPeter W. Bodde
Succeeded byVirginia E. Palmer
16th United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
In office
March 24, 2006 – March 7, 2009[1]
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJ. Anthony Holmes
Succeeded byGayleatha B. Brown
Personal details
Born1949
Sheridan, Wyoming
SpouseMark Jackson
ProfessionDiplomat

Jeanine E. Jackson (born 1949)[2] is an American diplomat. She was the ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2006 to 2009 and to the Republic of Malawi from 2011 to 2014.

Life

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Jeanine Jackson was born in Wyoming.[3] She is of European descent, and graduated from Hastings College with a BA in Art Education in 1971,[4] and the Florida Institute of Technology with a MBA.[5]

Career

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Prior to entering the U.S. Foreign Service, Jackson worked in Saigon, Vietnam, as a civil service employee at the Defense Attaché Office. She also served for 10 years as an active duty U.S. Army officer as a colonel, and served primarily in West Germany and South Korea, before retiring and joining the reserves.[6] She joined the Foreign Service in 1985, and saw prominent roles such as Post Management Officer to the USSR (1991), Personnel Officer to Hong Kong (1997), Supervisory General Services Officer to Kenya (1998), Deputy Chief of Mission to Afghanistan (2001–2003), Coordinator for Iraq Transition (2004–2006), amidst others. As Minister Counselor for Management at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, she supported the transition from a military-oriented U.S. presence to a more civilian one.[7] In that role she found it necessary to deal with funding shortages and uncertainty.[8] Jackson retired as a colonel from the Army reserve in 2006.[3] She was appointed as United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso by George W. Bush in 2006, where she achieved a bilateral agreement with the state that enabled U.S. Special Operations Command to regularize and accelerate its counter-terrorism work against Al Qaeda in that region, and remained in that post until 2009.[9]

President Barack Obama nominated Jackson as United States Ambassador to Malawi, and she was then confirmed by Congress on June 30, 2011.[10] She ended her post in Malawi in 2014 and used the opportunity to highlight the US Skills Training programs and commend the Malawi government for its peace-keeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[11] She served as ambassador to Malawi during the administration of Malawi President Joyce Banda and witnessed the progress the country made under her leadership in establishing greater gender equality. In an interview Jackson compared Malawi to the U.S. in terms of women's participation in government: "I note that there is a greater percentage of women in the Malawian Parliament than in the U.S. Congress."[7]

Jackson received the Secretary of State's Distinguished Honor Award for her work in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.[12][13]

Personal

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Jackson is married. She and her husband, Mark, a retired Foreign Service Officer, served together in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia.[10]

References

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  1. ^ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/jackson-jeanine-elizabeth [bare URL]
  2. ^ Jeanine Elizabeth Jackson (1949–)
  3. ^ a b "Jackson Named African Ambassador". Cumberland Times News. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2016 – via Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Ambassador Jackson '71 Builds Relationships Around the World". Hastings College. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Jeanine Jackson". Nndb.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  6. ^ "Government In The Lab | Blog | Ambassador to Malawi: Who is Jeanine Jackson?". govinthelab.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12.
  7. ^ a b An Interview with Jeanine Jackson, U.S. Ambassador to Malawi The Politic, August 15, 2013
  8. ^ "Brennan, Richard, "Ending the U.S. War in Iraq: The Final Transition, Operational Maneuver, and Disestablishment of United States Forces-Iraq ", RAND Corporation (November 15, 2013), p. 245
  9. ^ "Ambassador | Embassy of the United States Lilongwe, Malawi". Lilongwe.usembassy.gov. 2010-07-29. Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  10. ^ a b Ambassador to Malawi: Jeanine Jackson AllGov, accessed April 2, 2016
  11. ^ Wanda, Gomezgani (1 September 2014). "Malawi: Outgoing American Ambassador Bids Farewell to President Mutharika". Malawi News Agency via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  12. ^ Mak, Aaron (2015). "Jeanine Jackson: U.S. Ambassador to Malawi". In Schuster, Justin; Stern, Eric (eds.). Diplomatic Discourse. Lulu Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1329056275.
  13. ^ "Retired U.S. Ambassador Jackson '71 to Provide Commencement Address". Hastings College. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.

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