# Jeffrey Prescott > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeffrey_Prescott > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeffrey_Prescott.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Prescott > Source revision: 1322290537 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American diplomat}} {{Update|part=Career|reason=Needs additional information regarding Deputy UN Ambassador Tenure|date=June 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jeffrey Prescott | image = Jeffrey Prescott, U.S. Ambassador.jpg | caption = Prescott in 2024 | office = 13th [United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture](/source/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Nations_Agencies_for_Food_and_Agriculture) | president = [Joe Biden](/source/Joe_Biden) | term_start = April 3, 2024https://twitter.com/USUNRomeAmb/status/1775498553160302628?t=wxpDreHP-hwXx4rkTlpE1Q&s=19 | term_end = January 20, 2025 | predecessor = [Cindy McCain](/source/Cindy_McCain) | successor = [Lynda Blanchard](/source/Lynda_Blanchard) | office1 = [Deputy to the United States Ambassador to the United Nations](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_the_United_Nations) | president1 = [Joe Biden](/source/Joe_Biden) | term_start1 = February 25, 2021 | term_end1 = February 25, 2024https://twitter.com/JakeSullivan46/status/1761496830959890458?t=_iFmzLdHxcfUDwai_f95jg&s=19 | predecessor1 = Taryn Frideres | successor1 = [Ned Price](/source/Ned_Price) | education = [Boston University](/source/Boston_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
[Yale University](/source/Yale_University) ([JD](/source/Juris_Doctor)) }} '''Jeffrey Prescott''' is an American attorney who had served the [U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture](/source/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Nations_Agencies_for_Food_and_Agriculture).{{cite web |title=President Biden Announces Key Nominees |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/02/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-48/ |website=The White House |access-date=9 June 2023 |date=2 June 2023}} He previously served as the deputy to the [United States ambassador to the United Nations](/source/United_States_ambassador_to_the_United_Nations){{ref label|†|†|†}} in the [Biden administration](/source/Biden_administration).{{cite web |title=Meet the BU Alums Invited to Join Biden Administration |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2021/bu-alumni-biden-administration/ |website=Boston University |date=March 5, 2021 |access-date=29 June 2021 |language=en}}{{Cite web|date=December 7, 2020|title=Biden aide noted for experience and calm may become point person on China|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3112763/jeffrey-prescott-joe-biden-aide-noted-experience-and-calm-may|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}} == Education == Prescott holds a [BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree from [Boston University](/source/Boston_University) and a JD from [Yale Law School](/source/Yale_Law_School).{{Cite web|title=China Law Center's Jeff Prescott '97 Named 2010-2011 White House Fellow|url=https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/china-law-centers-jeff-prescott-97-named-2010-2011-white-house-fellow|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=law.yale.edu|language=en}} == Career == After completing law school, Prescott clerked for Judge [Walter King Stapleton](/source/Walter_King_Stapleton) of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit). He was also a staff attorney at the [Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights](/source/Human_Rights_First). Prescott then relocated to [Beijing](/source/Beijing), where he was a visiting professor at [Peking University School of Transnational Law](/source/Peking_University_School_of_Transnational_Law) and became the founding director of the China Law Center's branch office. Prescott previously served as an advisor to the [United States National Security Council](/source/United_States_National_Security_Council) on policy related to [Iran](/source/Iran), [Iraq](/source/Iraq), [Syria](/source/Syria), and the [Persian Gulf](/source/Persian_Gulf). He was also deputy national security advisor and senior Asia advisor for then Vice President Joe Biden.{{Cite web|last=Prescott|first=Jeffrey|title=Jeffrey Prescott|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/author/jeff-prescott/|access-date=2021-01-18|website=Foreign Policy|date=January 13, 2020 |language=en-US}} Since leaving the [Obama administration](/source/Obama_administration), Prescott became the executive director of National Security Action and a senior fellow at the [Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement](/source/Penn_Biden_Center_for_Diplomacy_and_Global_Engagement).{{Cite web|title=LCWINS {{!}} Steering Committee {{!}} Jeff Prescott|url=https://www.lcwins.org/steering-committee-members/jeff|access-date=2021-01-18|website=www.lcwins.org|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225102258/https://www.lcwins.org/steering-committee-members/jeff|url-status=dead}} ===FAO Nomination=== On June 2, 2023, Biden nominated Prescott to be the U.S. ambassador to the UN Agency for Food and Agriculture. On February 8, 2024, the [United States Senate](/source/United_States_Senate) confirmed his nomination by voice vote.{{cite web |title=PN785 — Jeffrey Prescott — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/785 |website=US Congress |date = February 8, 2024|access-date=February 9, 2024}} He presented his credentials to FAO Director General [Qu Dongyu](/source/Qu_Dongyu) on April 3, 2024.https://twitter.com/USUNRomeAmb/status/1775498553160302628?t=QlTKRcf1mMEBZos_SrvM4Q&s=19 == Publications == === Articles === * Praise for the Suleimani Strike Isn't Based in Reality, ''[Foreign Policy](/source/Foreign_Policy),'' January 13, 2020 (co-authored with [Ned Price](/source/Ned_Price)){{Cite web |last=Prescott |first=Ned Price, Jeffrey |date=2024-02-28 |title=Praise for the Suleimani Strike Isn't Based in Reality |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/13/praise-trump-killing-suleimani-not-reality-based/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en-US}} * Trump Doesn't Deserve Any Credit for His Disruptive Foreign Policy, ''[Foreign Policy](/source/Foreign_Policy)'', March 14, 2019{{Cite web |last=Prescott |first=Jeffrey |date=2024-02-28 |title=Trump Doesn't Deserve Any Credit for His Disruptive Foreign Policy |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/03/14/trump-doesnt-deserve-any-credit-for-his-disruptive-foreign-policy/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en-US}} * Will Trump Scuttle the Success of Retaking Mosul? ''[Foreign Policy](/source/Foreign_Policy)'', March 20, 2017 (co-authored with Daniel Benaim){{Cite web |last=Prescott |first=Daniel Benaim, Jeffrey |date=2024-02-28 |title=Will Trump Scuttle the Success of Retaking Mosul? |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/03/20/will-trump-scuttle-the-success-of-retaking-mosul-iran-abadi-islamic-state/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en-US}} == Personal life == Prescott is married to Susan Jakes. They have two daughters, Amalia and Phoebe.{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2023 |title=Statement of Jeffrey Prescott, Nominee for U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, with the rank of Ambassador |url=https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/af9c6885-effa-e67e-88dc-410d78c05bfd/111623_Prescott_Testimony.pdf |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=foreign.senate.gov}} == Footnotes == {{note label|†|†|†}} N.b. the appointed role of Deputy to the Ambassador to the UN is a separate position from the Senate-confirmed role of Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations. The deputy to the ambassador assists the [U.S. ambassador to the UN](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_the_United_Nations) by acting as a liaison in Washington, D.C., managing their Washington office, interacting with Congress and acting as a stand-in for the UN ambassador. The two roles co-exist, as in 2019 when [Taryn Frideres](/source/Taryn_Frideres) was Deputy to the Ambassador at the same time that [Jonathan Cohen](/source/Jonathan_R._Cohen) was Deputy Ambassador to the UN. == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Prescott, Jeffrey}} Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Boston University alumni Category:Yale Law School alumni Category:Obama administration personnel Category:American lawyers Category:Academic staff of Peking University Category:Biden administration personnel {{US-gov-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jeffrey Prescott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Prescott) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Prescott?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.