[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E665]
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            IN RECOGNITION OF AMBASSADOR ROBERTA S. JACOBSON

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 16, 2018

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the career and 
service of Roberta S. Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
  Ambassador Jacobson represented the best interests of the United 
States and showed exceptional poise while dealing with a variety of 
complex issues as a diplomat. I personally want to thank her for her 
years of strong leadership, dedication to service, and unyielding 
commitment to improving relations with Mexico. I would also like to 
recognize her for being outspoken on countless issues including 
violence against women, human rights, and journalist safety.
  Ambassador Jacobson served in a variety of important roles throughout 
her career, including Director of the Office of Policy Planning and 
Coordination in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Deputy Chief 
of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru, Director of the Office of 
Mexican Affairs, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Canada, Mexico, and 
NAFTA issues in the Bureau. She would soon serve as Assistant Secretary 
of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs where she is noted for leading 
the U.S. delegation in historic talks with the government of Cuba to 
normalize relations. Eventually she would be confirmed and sworn in as 
the first female U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
  She received a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and received 
her Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law 
and Diplomacy at Tufts University. She would then go on to a long and 
successful career in the service of our country.
  In addition to her diplomatic work, she is the author of several 
articles including ``The Committee for the Elimination of 
Discrimination Against Women'' in the United Nations and Human Rights 
and ``Liberation Theology as a Revolutionary Ideology.''
  For these reasons and more, Ambassador Jacobson will be remembered 
for her work and leadership, for years to come.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have the opportunity to recognize the 
career of Ambassador Jacobson.

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