Background
Hooks, Jay Aubrey was born on May 18, 1948 in Mullins, South Carolina, United States.
Hooks, Jay Aubrey was born on May 18, 1948 in Mullins, South Carolina, United States.
Associate of Arts, Brevard College, 1968. Bachelor, University South Carolina, 1970. Master of Arts in economic, University Michigan, 1984.
Senior seminary 38th class United States Government. Joined Foreign Service, since 1971. Junior official trainee American Embassy, Tel Aviv, 1971—1973, economic consular officer Warsaw, 1973—1976.
With Office Cultural Affairs United States Department State, Washington, 1976—1978. Economic official American Embassy, Ankara, Turkey, 1979—1983, director economic secretary Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1984—1987, economic counselor Warsaw, 1992—1995. United States ambassador to Republic of Congo United States Department State, Brazzaville, 1996—1999.
Charge d'Affaires American Embassy, Bangui, Central African Republic, 1998—1999. Special coordinator for the African Crisis Response Intiative United States Department State, 1999—2001, United States ambassador to Democratic Republican of Congo Kinshasa, 2001—2004, United States ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan, 2004—2007. Member United States Delegation to the Conference on Security & Cooperation in Europe, Helsinki, Finland, 1992.
Married Jean Wilkinson. 6 children.