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U.S. Policy Toward Iran: A Discussion with Ambassador James Jeffrey

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James F. Jeffrey Date: Thursday, 08 February 2007 Time: 3:00 p.m. EST (2000 GMT) View Webchat Transcript

Have questions on U.S.policy, Iran and prospects for greater stability in the Middle East? Join U.S. Ambassador and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs James Jeffrey for a webchat on U.S. policy toward Iran and regional issues.

Guest Biography:

James F. Jeffrey assumed the position of principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs on August 21, 2006.

Ambassador Jeffrey, in collaboration with the assistant secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, leads the Bureau’s Iran Policy Team and coordinates the bureau's public diplomacy and internal management.

A career member of the U.S. Foreign Service, Jeffrey previously served as senior adviser on Iraq to the secretary of state, deputy chief of mission in Baghdad and U.S. charge d’affairs to Iraq. He also has served as U.S. ambassador to Albania and as deputy chief of mission in Turkey and Kuwait. Other assignments have included deputy special representative for Bosnian implementation, postings in the Department’s European and Near Eastern Bureaus, and overseas service in Turkey, Bulgaria, Germany and Tunisia.

Jeffrey received a bachelor's degree in history from Northern Eastern University and a master's degree in business from Boston University.