Deborah K. Jones
Deborah Kay Jones is an American diplomat and the former United States Ambassador to Libya. Prior to her appointment in Libya, she was the United States Ambassador to Kuwait from 2008 to 2011.Life
Jones grew up in Arizona.
She graduated from Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Arizona. She graduated from Brigham Young University, and from National Defense University.
She was married to Richard G. Olson 1990-2019, the former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Jones' service as U.S. Ambassador to Libya became non-residential on July 26, 2014, when the Tripoli embassy was closed and diplomatic activities were moved to the U.S. Embassy in Valletta, Malta.
