Richard Jones (U.S. diplomat)
Richard Jones | |
|---|---|
United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan | |
| In office January 23, 1999 – June 10, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Jones |
| Succeeded by | Larry Napper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1950 Barksdale, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvey Mudd College University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Richard Henry Jones (born August 26, 1950) is an American diplomat and the former Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency.
Jones is a career
Early life and education
Jones was born at
Career
Jones has been twice posted to the embassy in
Jones served as ambassador to Lebanon from February 1996 until July 1998 and ambassador to Kazakhstan from December 1998 until July 2001. He served as ambassador to Kuwait from September 2001 until July 2004. From November 2003 until June 2004, Jones served concurrently as Chief Policy Officer and Deputy Administrator for the
In February 2005 Jones was named Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq Policy (S/I) the highest-ranking State Department post focused entirely on
Jones was sworn in as ambassador to Israel by Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick on September 6, 2005. He left that position on August 1, 2008.
Jones served as the deputy executive director of the International Energy Agency, based in Paris from 1 October 2008 until end of September 2013.
Jones most recently served as Chargé d'affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon from November 2015 until June 2016.
Personal life
He is fluent in
Jones married Joan Wiener in 1973 and has four children: Josh (1977), Vera (1980), Ben (1991), and Hope (1992).
External links
- Entry at the United States Department of State directory
- CV of Richard H. Jones (IEA website)
- Appearances on C-SPAN
