For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 14, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Jackson McDonald Ambassador to the Republic of Gambia
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
Jackson McDonald to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States of America to the Republic of Gambia. A
career member of the Foreign Service, he is currently the Deputy Chief
of Mission in Abidjan. His past overseas assignments include Charge
d'Affairs in Monrovia, Principal Officer in Marseille, Deputy Chief of
Mission and Political/Economic Officer in Almaty and Political Officer
in Moscow, Paris and Beirut. McDonald also served in
Washington, D.C., as political officer in the Office of Pakistan,
Afghanistan and Bangladesh Affairs. He is a graduate of
Georgetown University.
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