Robert P. Jackson

Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson
United States Ambassador to Ghana
	In office; November 30, 2015 – July 27, 2018
President	Barack Obama; Donald Trump
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	1956 (age 67–68); Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater	Bowdoin College; George Washington University; National Defense University

Robert Porter Jackson (born 1956 in Tennessee)^[1]^[2] 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.^[3] 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's Elliott School of International Affairs and his M.S. from National Defense University.^[4]

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Janet Garvey	United States Ambassador to Cameroon 2010–2013	Succeeded by Michael Hoza
Preceded by Melinda Tabler-Stone Acting	United States Ambassador to Ghana 2016–present	Incumbent

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