Robert S. Beecroft
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Robert Stephen Beecroft was the United States Ambassador to Jordan
from 2008 to 2011.
He received a bachelors degree from Brigham Young University
and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley
. He practiced law in San Francisco, California
before he joined the US Foreign Service in 1994. Ambassador Beecroft served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Venezuela
.
He has served on assignments in the Middle East as well as in the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Prior to being appointed Ambassador to Jordan, he was executive assistant to Condoleezza Rice
.
United States Ambassador to Jordan
The following is a chief of mission from the United States to Jordan.The first chief of mission, Gerald A. Drew held the title of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. The second chief of mission, Joseph C...
from 2008 to 2011.
He received a bachelors degree from Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. He practiced law in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
before he joined the US Foreign Service in 1994. Ambassador Beecroft served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
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He has served on assignments in the Middle East as well as in the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Prior to being appointed Ambassador to Jordan, he was executive assistant to Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush...
.