James L. Jones
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Pakistani army eager to show progress in fight against Taliban...has been pressing Pakistan to move more aggressively against the Taliban forces, a message that retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones, Obama's national security adviser, was reported to have carried to Pakistani officials during a... In this article: Taliban, Pakistani army, Islamic, Jihad, Pakistan, and James L. Jones |
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washingtonpost.com | November 16, 2009
Obama brings broad agenda to meeting with China's Hu
...over dinner Monday night, shortly after Obama arrived in the frigid Chinese capital from Shanghai. National security adviser James L. Jones described that meeting between as an "informal dinner discussion" in which the two leaders discussed...
In this article: Barack Obama, Hu Jintao, China, Shanghai, United States, Beijing, and Nationalist
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washingtonpost.com | November 16, 2009
Obama says al Qaeda still greatest threat to U.S.
...according to the Times, which said the missive was delivered in person by National Security Adviser General James Jones. Jones had traveled to Pakistan just before joining Obama over the weekend in Singapore for a summit of Asia...
In this article: Barack Obama, United States, James Jones, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Asif Ali Zardari, Hamid Karzai, Shanghai, and Pakistan
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Reuters | November 16, 2009
U.S. raises Pakistan pressure: report; bomber kills 4
...extremists, the Times reported. The newspaper said Obama's national security adviser, General James Jones, delivered the letter. Jones met with Pakistani government and military leaders on Friday in Islamabad. Pakistani Foreign...
In this article: Pakistan, United States, Barack Obama, Taliban, James Jones, Afghanistan, Thomson Reuters, Al Qaeda, and Islamabad
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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International | 3 days ago
Interview with US Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke: 'We're Not in Afghanistan to Build a Perfect Democracy'
...part of our policies. SPIEGEL: But there is still the question of the additional troops. National Security Adviser General James L. Jones has told SPIEGEL that even 200,000 troops would get "swallowed up" in that country. He drew the...
In this article: Richard Holbrooke, Afghanistan, Democracy, United States, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, Lyndon B. Johnson, Al-qaida, and Kabul
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AP Online | November 19, 2009
US woos skeptical Pakistanis on Afghan strategy
...territory to launch cross-border attacks against Western forces in Afghanistan. The U.S. sent national security adviser Gen. James L. Jones to Pakistan last week to make that point as the Obama administration nears the end of a months long...
In this article: U.S., Taliban, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Washington, Ahmed Rashid, Al-qaida, and Barack Obama
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AP Online | November 15, 2009
Clinton: Specific demands will accompany US help
...on Pakistan to step up its fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida. Citing anonymous sources, the Times reported that Gen. James L. Jones, Obama's national security adviser, was sent to Islamabad with a letter for Pakistan's president,...
In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States, David Axelrod, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, Al-qaida, Pakistan, and Democracy
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washingtonpost.com | November 16, 2009
Fine Print: Settling a CIA-DNI turf war
...Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair and CIA Director Leon Panetta had to be settled by national security adviser James L. Jones, through some Solomon-like decisions. Blair's four-year-old organization has been trying to...
In this article: CIA, Leon Panetta, Detainee, White House, and Barack Obama
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washingtonpost.com | November 18, 2009
Obama says he is seeking 'endgame' to Afghan conflict
...hotel suites, huddled with national security and political aides -- in addition to Clinton, there was National Security Adviser James L. Jones and senior advisers David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett -- Obama has been shielded from public view...
In this article: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, United States, Hamid Karzai, Washington, Taliban, Hillary Clinton, China, Robert Gibbs, and Dmitry Medvedev
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James Logan Jones Jr. (born December 19, 1943) is the current United States National Security Advisor and a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general.
During his military career, he served as Commander, United States European Command (COMUSEUCOM) and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) from 2003 to 2006 and as the 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1999 to January 2003. Jones retired from the Marine Corps on February 1, 2007, after 40 years of service.
After retiring from the Marine Corps, Jones remained involved in national security and foreign policy issues. In 2007, Jones served as chairman of the Congressional Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq, which investigated the capabilities of the Iraqi police and armed forces. In November 2007, he was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of State as special envoy for Middle East security. He served as chairman of the Atlantic Council of the United States from June 2007 to January 2009, when he assumed the post of National Security Advisor.
- Birth Date:
- December 19, 1943
- Birthplace:
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Occupation:
- U.S. Marine, Diplomat
- Office:
- 22nd United States National Security Advisor
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