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'''A. Elizabeth Jones''' (born 1948 in [[Munich, Germany]]) served as the U.S. [[Ambassador]] to [[Kazakhstan]], from 1995 to 1997.<ref name=SERVICE>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones1.html Kazakhstan, Central Asia] The Political Graveyard</ref> She served as the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia in 2003.<ref name=TERRORISM>[http://www.rferl.org/features/2003/10/30102003165203.asp U.S.: Diplomat sees growing terrorism challenge in Central Asia] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref> She was promoted to the rank of [[List of United States Foreign Service Career Ambassadors|Career Ambassador]] in 2004.<ref name="StateList1">{{cite web|url=http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/principalofficers/career-ambassador|title=Career Ambassadors|publisher=United States Department of State|accessdate=2011-07-17| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110712083721/http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/principalofficers/career-ambassador| archivedate= 12 July 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Jones was born in Munich to parents in the [[U.S. Foreign Service]], and grew up in [[Moscow]] and [[Berlin]], where she attended local schools.<ref>[http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people2/Jones/jones-con1.html Conversation with A. Elizabeth Jones, p. 1 of 9]</ref> She is a graduate of [[Swarthmore College]].

==Terrorism in Central Asia==
Jones testified on the threat of [[terrorism in Central Asia]] before the [[United States House of Representatives]]' subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia on 29 October 2003. Jones said the greatest threats to the [[Central Asia]]n states are the [[Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan]], which she described as an [[Islamist terrorism|Islamic terrorist organization]], and [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]], which praises attacks on U.S. troops in [[Iraq]]. She said that despite the death of IMU leader [[Juma Namangani]], the "IMU is still active in the region -- particularly in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan -- and it represents a serious threat to the region and therefore to our interests."<ref name=TERRORISM/>

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==External links==
*{{C-SPAN|Elizabeth Jones 02}}

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