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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 [[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. 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 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 | Embassy of the United States Lilongwe, Malawi |publisher=Lilongwe.usembassy.gov |date=2010-07-29 |accessdate=2011-11-25|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116024909/http://lilongwe.usembassy.gov/ambassador2.html||archive-date=2011-11-16}}</ref> {{cn span|1=On May 5, 2011, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated Jackson as [[United States Ambassador to Malawi]], and was confirmed by congress on June 30, 2011.|date=March 2016}} 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|accessdate=28 March 2016|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=1 September 2014}}</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. 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 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 | Embassy of the United States Lilongwe, Malawi |publisher=Lilongwe.usembassy.gov |date=2010-07-29 |accessdate=2011-11-25|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116024909/http://lilongwe.usembassy.gov/ambassador2.html||archive-date=2011-11-16}}</ref> {{cn span|1=On May 5, 2011, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated Jackson as [[United States Ambassador to Malawi]], and was confirmed by congress on June 30, 2011.|date=March 2016}} 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|accessdate=28 March 2016|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=1 September 2014}}</ref> |
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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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qaLGCQAAQBAJ&lpg=PA68&ots=7tJo9XQyyU&dq=%22jeanine%20jackson%22%20ambassador&pg=PA68#v=onepage&q=%22jeanine%20jackson%22%20ambassador&f=false|title=Diplomatic Discourse|last=Mak|first=Aaron|publisher=Lulu Press|year=2015|isbn=978-1329056275|editor-last=Schuster|editor-first=Justin|location=|pages=79|chapter=Jeanine Jackson: U.S. Ambassador to Malawi|editor-last2=Stern|editor-first2=Eric}}</ref> |
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Jeanine Jackson | |
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| 17th United States Ambassador to Malawi | |
| In office May 5, 2011 – 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Peter Bodde |
| 16th United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso | |
| In office March 24, 2006 – August 4, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | J. Anthony Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Gayleatha B. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sheridan, Wyoming |
| Spouse | Mark Jackson |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Jeanine Jackson 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
Jeanine Jackson was born in Wyoming.[1] She is of European descent, and graduated from Hastings College with a BA in Art Education in 1971,[2] and the Florida Institute of Technology with a MBA.[3]
Career
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.[4] 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. Jackson retired as a colonel from the Army reserve in 2006.[1] 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.[5] On May 5, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Jackson as United States Ambassador to Malawi, and was confirmed by congress on June 30, 2011.[citation needed] 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.[6]
Jackson received the Secretary of State's Distinguished Honor Award for her work in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Jackson Named African Ambassador". Cumberland Times News. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2016 – via Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ambassador Jackson '71 Builds Relationships Around the World". Hastings College. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Jeanine Jackson". Nndb.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ http://govinthelab.com/ambassador-to-malawi-who-is-jeanine-jackson/
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Wanda, Gomezgani (1 September 2014). "Malawi: Outgoing American Ambassador Bids Farewell to President Mutharika". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ 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.
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links
- Interview (The European Times)