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11 August 2005

Rice Chooses James Jeffrey To Serve As New Iraq Coordinator

Jeffrey returns from posting at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has chosen James Jeffrey to serve as senior advisor to the secretary and coordinator for Iraq, according to an August 10 State Department announcement.  A career foreign service officer, Jeffrey most recently served as deputy chief of mission and chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

Following is the text of the announcement:

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
August 10, 2005

Statement by Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman

Selection of Ambassador James Jeffrey as Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has appointed Ambassador James Jeffrey as Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq.  He replaces Ambassador Richard Jones who will be the next United States Ambassador to Israel.

Ambassador Jeffrey, in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, will report directly to the Secretary and will develop, coordinate and lead implementation of policy on Iraq.  He will represent the Secretary and the Department in interagency meetings and co-chair an Under Secretary-level interagency steering group on Iraq policy.  He will work with foreign government officials on issues related to Iraq.

A career member of the U.S. Foreign Service, James Jeffrey served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Baghdad from June 2004 to March 2005.  From March to June 2005 Ambassador Jeffrey was U.S. Chargé d'affaires to Iraq.  He served as Ambassador to Albania from 2002-2004.  Previously he was Deputy Chief of Mission in Turkey and Kuwait.  Other assignments have included Deputy Special Representative for Bosnian Implementation, postings in the Department's European and Near Eastern Bureaus, and overseas service in Turkey, Bulgaria, Germany and Tunisia.

Ambassador Jeffrey received a B.A. in history from Northern Eastern University and a M.S. in business from Boston University.  He served in the U.S. Army from 1969-1976, with postings to Germany and Vietnam.

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(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)