While stationed in the Lebanese capital, Jennings dated Palestinian activist Hanan Ashrawi, who was then a graduate student in literature at the American University in Beirut.
Sewaktu ditempatkan di Beirut, Jennings berpacaran dengan aktivis Palestina, Hanan Ashrawi yang waktu itu mahasiswa pascasarjana jurusan sastra di Universitas Amerika di Beirut.