Who Is Elizabeth Jones? US Ambassador Appointed As Charge d’Affaires

United States Ambassador Elizabeth Jones was appointed as Charge d’Affaires ad interim at the Embassy in New Delhi. Jones was recently serving as the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts.

The US Department of State said, “In India, Ambassador Jones will join our Embassy and Consulate interagency teams in advancing and expanding the partnership between our governments and people.” The press release stated that Jones’ appointment as Charge d’Affaires ad interim at Embassy in New Delhi was a partnership that Secretary Blinken described as “the most consequential in the world”.

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Who Is Elizabeth Jones?

• Envoy Elizabeth Jones will depart for New Delhi to serve as Charge d’Affaires, ad interim.
• She also previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East, and Ambassador to Kazakhstan.
• Jones carries the highest Foreign Service rank of Career Ambassador.
• Jones was born in Munich, Germany to parents in the US Foreign Service and grew up in Moscow and Berlin. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College, a liberal arts college in Pennsylvania.
• Jones came out of retirement to take on the role of Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE). She replaced Ambassador John Bass. She took the role in October 2021.
• Jones was tasked with coordinating with interagency partners, particularly the ones at the Department of Homeland Security and the White House team. She led the outreach efforts to Congress and outside partners.
• As Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts, Jones focused on the complex issues related to the United States' efforts to relocate and resettle Afghan individuals in the United States.
• The team was divided into four groups focused on the following, relocation people of out Afghanistan, processing the individuals, resettling the Afghans, and outreach and engagement with volunteer and veterans groups.
• Jones was a retired career diplomat who served as Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
• According to the State Department official, thousands were evacuated since the US military withdrawl.