Roberta S. Jacobson

Roberta S. Jacobson
  • US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs

BA, Brown Univ.; 1986, MA in Law and Diplomacy, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. 1982-84, worked for the UN in the Center for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs. 1988, at the National Security Council. 1989-92, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary, 1993-94, Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary and former Coordinator for Cuban Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. 1996-2000, Director, Office of Policy Planning and Coordination, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. 2000-02, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy, Lima, Peru. From Dec. 2002, Director, Office of Mexican Affairs. From June 2007, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Canada, Mexico and NAFTA issues. Former senior coordinator, Citizen Security initiatives in the Western Hemisphere. Dec. 2010 - July 2011, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, with responsibility for regional political and economic issues, management and personnel, and regional security issues. July 2011 - March 2012, Acting Assistant Secretary and since March 2012, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs.