Q:Facts: - profession: diplomat - president: barack obama - order: 17th - predecessor: janet e. garvy - country: cameroon - term end: october 5 , 2013 - term start: september 17 , 2010 - name: robert p. jackson - image: robert porter jackson ambassador.jpg - ambassador from: united states Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert p. jackson .
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robert porter jackson is an american foreign service officer and diplomat .he is a career member of the senior foreign service with the rank of minister-counselor .he is principal deputy assistant secretary of state for african affairs .he was the united states ambassador to cameroon .prior to that he was deputy chief of mission and charge d'affaires , a.i. , at the u.s. embassies in morocco and senegal .mr. jackson has also served as director of the office for the promotion of human rights and democracy ; coordinator of the entry-level officer training program ; and country officer for botswana , nigeria and zimbabwe .his other overseas postings include burundi , canada , cote d'ivoire , portugal and zimbabwe .he received his b.a. from bowdoin college , his m.a. from the george washington university and his m.s. from national defense university .