Robert Porter Jackson

Background

Jackson, Robert Porter was born in 1956.

Education

Bachelor in Government & Legal Studies, Bowdoin College. Master of Arts in International Affairs, George Washington University. Master of Arts in National Resource Strategy, National Defense University.

Career

Teacher English and American civilization University Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Teacher French and English as a foreign language Institut Montana, Zugerberg, Switzerland. Joined United States Foreign Service United States Department State, 1982, consular/economics officer Montreal, political/economics officer Bujumbura, Burundi, country officer for Nigeria, chief political section Harare, Zimbabwe, country officer for Zimbabwe and Botswana, political-military officer Lisbon, Portugal, director Office for Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy Washington.

Coordinator Junior Officer Training Program (A-100), deputy director Orientation Division Foreign Service Institute. Political/economics counselor United States Embassy, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, deputy chief mission, chargé d'affaires Dakar, Senegal, Rabat, Morocco. United States ambassador to Cameroon United States Department State, Yaounde, since 2010.

Achievements

• Robert Porter Jackson has been listed as a noteworthy United States ambassador to Cameroon by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Babette Pollard Jackson.

Spouse:

Babette Pollard Jackson.