Tracey Ann Jacobson

Tracey Ann Jacobson (born 1965)[1] is an American diplomat and a former United States Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kosovo.[2][3] She served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from January 2017 through October 2017.[4][5][6]

Tracey Ann Jacobson
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Acting
In office January 20, 2017 – October 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Bathsheba Crocker
Succeeded by	Mary Catherine Phee
United States Ambassador to Kosovo
In office April 2, 2012 – July 10, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Jennifer Bachus
Preceded by	Christopher Dell
Succeeded by	Greg Delawie
United States Ambassador to Tajikistan
In office September 4, 2006 – July 27, 2009
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by	Richard E. Hoagland
Succeeded by	Kenneth E. Gross Jr.
United States Ambassador to Turkmenistan
In office August 25, 2003 – July 14, 2006
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Laura E. Kennedy
Succeeded by	Robert E. Patterson Jr.
Personal details
Born	1965 (age 55–56)
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies

Education

Jacobson received her Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University, and her Master of Arts from the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Jacobson has studied Albanian, Serbian, French, Russian, Spanish, Korean, and Tajiki.

Career

Jacobson served as Deputy Executive Secretary at the National Security Council at the White House, where she facilitated the development of foreign policy initiatives for the National Security Advisor and the President.

Jacobson, a career member of the United States Foreign Service, has served overseas in Seoul, South Korea, Nassau, Bahamas, and Moscow, Russia. Her domestic assignments have included the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, and the Office of the Under Secretary for Management. She also served as the Deputy Director of the State Department's Foreign Service Institute.

Jacobson served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Riga, Latvia, as the U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan (August 2003-July 2006), and as the United States Ambassador to Tajikistan from August 2006 until resigning from that position in August 2009 (replaced by Kenneth E. Gross Jr. as of 12 August 2009). From 2012 to 2015, Jacobson served as the U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo.

Since August 2015, Jacobson has been serving as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs.[7] Since the resignation of Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Bathsheba N. Crocker in January 2017 when Barack Obama's presidency ended, Jacobson serves as Acting Assistant Secretary. In August 2017, she informed her staff that she intended to take an early retirement, beginning in October 2017.[4]

Personal life

Jacobson is married to David Baugh, a member of the British Diplomatic Service.[3]

References

1. "Tracey Ann Jacobson (1965–)". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
2. Tracey A. Jacobson (2008-06-25). "TAJIKISTAN - KHOROG DEMONSTRATIONS SHOW MORE OF VULNERABILITY OF PRESIDENT RAHMON'S GOVERNMENT". Dushanbe: WikiLeaks. Archived from the original on 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-06-20. According to press reports, on June 18, approximately 300 residents of Khorog gathered in front of the government building to protest news that the government had sent additional troops to the region. After negotiations with the leaders of the group, which included Alim Sherzamonov, the local representative of the Social Democratic Party, protesters dispersed.
3. "Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson". Embassy of the United States, Pristina. November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
4. Lynch, Colum (August 27, 2017). "Top State Department Officials Step Down in "Black Friday" Exodus". Foreign Policy. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
5. "IO Senior Officials". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
6. "Jacobson, Tracey Ann: Biography". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
7. "Tracey Ann Jacobson". U.S. Department of State. August 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.

External links

• Succession history from the US embassy Dushanbe web site
• Appearances on C-SPAN