Born and raised in Pakistan, Dr. Jonathan Addleton is a graduate of Murree Christian School. He has a PhD in International Relations from Tufts University (Medford, MA) and a BSc in Journalism from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). A five-time USAID Mission Director, he also served as US Ambassador to Mongolia and USAID Representative to the European Union. As USAID Mission Director in Islamabad during 2006-2007, he headed the USAID-funded reconstruction effort in northern Pakistan following the devastating earthquake there in October 2005. Prior to joining the US Foreign Service in March 1984, he also worked for the Macon Telegraph, World Bank and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

 

Following his retirement from the Foreign Service in January 2017, Dr. Addleton served as an Adjunct Professor at Mercer University in his hometown of Macon, GA while also serving as Executive Director of the American Center for Mongolian Studies. He has written and published numerous articles and several books including “Undermining the Center: The Gulf Migration and Pakistan” (Oxford University Press); “Some Far and Distant Place” (University of Georgia Press); “Mongolia and the United States: A Diplomatic History (Hong Kong University Press); and “The Dust of Kandahar: A Diplomat Among Warriors in Afghanistan” (Naval Institute Press).