Robert P. Jackson

Robert Jackson
United States Ambassador to Ghana
Incumbent
Assumed office February 3, 2016
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Melinda Tabler-Stone (Acting)
United States Ambassador to Cameroon
In office October 19, 2010 – October 5, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Janet Garvey
Succeeded by	Michael Hoza
Personal details
Born	Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater	Bowdoin College George Washington University National Defense University

Robert Porter Jackson (born in Tennessee)^[1] is an American foreign service officer and diplomat. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor. From 2013 to 2015 he was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. He was the United States Ambassador to Cameroon.^[2] Prior to that he was Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires, a.i., at the U.S. Embassies in Morocco and Senegal. Mr. Jackson has also served as Director of the Office for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy; Coordinator of the Entry-Level Officer Training Program; and Country Officer for Botswana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. His other overseas postings include Burundi, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Portugal and Zimbabwe. He received his B.A. from Bowdoin College, his M.A. from The George Washington University and his M.S. from National Defense University.^[3]

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External links

• U.S. Embassy Yaoundé: Ambassador’s biography
• U.S. Department of State: Biography of Robert P. Jackson