David Cary Jacobson (born October 9, 1951) is an American lawyer who served as the 29th
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Biography
A graduate of
Johns Hopkins University
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and
Georgetown University Law Center
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,
["Ambassador to Canada: Who is David Jacobson?"]
allgov.com, August 2, 2009. he spent much of his career working in the
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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offices of
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
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's presidential campaign in 2008. He subsequently worked on Obama's presidential transition team in the
Office of Presidential Personnel
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.
Jacobson's appointment as
was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
. His confirmation hearings began on August 5, 2009 and the final confirmation occurred September 23, 2009 by unanimous consent. His credentials were accepted by
Governor General
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Michaëlle Jean
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on October 2, 2009, and he took his post as ambassador.
On May 21, 2013, Jacobson announced his departure from the Embassy after nearly four years as Ambassador to Canada, effective July 15.
In October 2013, he became vice chairman of the Canadian-American
BMO Financial Group
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.
References
External links
U.S. Embassay, Ottawa: Blog of the U.S. Ambassador*
Living people
Illinois lawyers
Ambassadors of the United States to Canada
1951 births
Lawyers from Chicago
Johns Hopkins University alumni
Georgetown University Law Center alumni
Illinois Democrats
Jewish American attorneys
21st-century American Jews
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