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James Franklin Jeffrey
Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
In office January 4, 2019 – November 13, 2020
President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Brett McGurk
Succeeded by
Nathan Sales
United States Special Representative for Syria Engagement
In office August 17, 2018 – November 13, 2020
President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Joel Rayburn
United States Ambassador to Iraq
In office August 18, 2010 – June 1, 2012
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Christopher R. Hill
Succeeded by
Robert S. Beecroft
United States Ambassador to Turkey
In office December 3, 2008 – July 31, 2010
President
George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by
Ross Wilson
Succeeded by
Francis J. Ricciardone Jr.
23rd United States Deputy National Security Advisor
In office August 1, 2007 – December 3, 2008
President
George W. Bush
Preceded by
Jack Dyer Crouch II
Succeeded by
Tom Donilon
United States Ambassador to Albania
In office October 22, 2002 – May 2, 2004
President
George W. Bush
Preceded by
Joseph Limprecht
Succeeded by
Marcie Berman Ries
Personal details
Born
(1946-02-08) February 8, 1946 (age 78) Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party
Independent
Education
Northeastern University (BA) Boston University (MBA)
James Franklin Jeffrey (born February 8, 1946) is an American diplomat who served most recently as the United States Special Representative for Syria Engagement and the Special Envoy to the International military intervention against ISIL.[1][2]
He has held senior assignments in Washington, D.C., and abroad, including as United States Ambassador to Iraq (2010–2012); United States Ambassador to Turkey (2008–2010); Deputy National Security Advisor (2007–2008); and United States Ambassador to Albania (2002–2004). In 2010 Jeffrey was appointed to the highest rank in the U.S. Foreign Service, Career Ambassador. From 1969 to 1976, Jeffrey was a U.S. Army infantry officer, with service in Germany and Vietnam.
Jeffrey is a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a member of the CIA External Advisory Board, a member of the American Council on Germany, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He serves on the advisory board for America Abroad Media.[3] He is a frequent commentator on broader foreign policy, national security, and economic trends.
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