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With family and friends looking on, Ambassador David Jacobson signs his accreditation papers in the diplomatic reception rooms at the US Department of State on Friday, September 25, 2009.

September 28, 2009 David Jacobson was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the United States Ambassador to Canada on June 5, 2009 and was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on September 23, 2009. On September 25, 2009 he was sworn in at the Department of State as a U.S. Ambassador.

Biography: Ambassador Jacobson was sworn in at the State Department in Washington, D.C. as U.S. Ambassador on September 25, 2009. Most recently he served as Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel. Before serving in the White House, Ambassador Jacobson spent 30 years gaining expertise in the areas of complex commercial, class action, securities, insurance and business litigation as a partner at the law firm Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP. While working as a partner at Sonnenschein, Ambassador Jacobson also founded AtomWorks, an organization to bring together corporate, civic and academic leaders in order to foster nanotechnology in the Midwest. He also served as a member of CEOs for Cities, a national bipartisan alliance of 75 mayors, corporate executives, university presidents and nonprofit leaders organized to advance the economic competitiveness of cities. Ambassador Jacobson received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and was the Administrative Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. He received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.

L’ambassadeur Jacobson a prêté serment à titre d’ambassadeur des États-Unis le 25 septembre 2009 au département d'État des États-Unis à Washington, D.C. Précédemment, il occupait le poste d’adjoint spécial du président pour le Presidential Personnel. Avant de travailler à la Maison-Blanche, l’ambassadeur Jacobson a passé 30 ans à acquérir de l’expertise en litiges complexes dans les domaines du commerce, des recours collectifs, des titres, de l’assurance et des affaires, à titre de partenaire de la société d’avocats Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP. Alors qu’il remplissait cette fonction, l’ambassadeur Jacobson a également fondé AtomWorks, une organisation ayant pour but de rassembler les chefs de file du secteur des affaires, des administrations municipales et du monde universitaire afin de promouvoir la nanotechnologie dans le Midwest. De plus, il a été membre de CEOs for Cities, une alliance bipartisane nationale de 75 maires, dirigeants d’entreprises, recteurs d’universités et dirigeants d’organisations à but non lucratif mise sur pied pour favoriser la compétitivité économique des villes. L’ambassadeur Jacobson a obtenu un J.D. du Georgetown University Law Center et a été rédacteur administratif du Georgetown Law Journal. Il a obtenu son B.A. du Johns Hopkins University.

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