JEDDAH, 15 July — Robert Jordan, a Texas attorney and one of the founding partners of the Dallas office of Baker Botts law firm, has been appointed by US President George W. Bush as his country’s new ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
“Bob Jordan is a leader in his profession and in his community. He understands the important relationship that exists between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and I am confident he will be an outstanding ambassador,” Bush said in a statement.
“President Bush today announced his intention to nominate Robert Jordan to be ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United States to Saudi Arabia,” a press statement by the American Embassy in Riyadh said.
A partner in the Trial department and a recent President of the Dallas Bar Association, Jordan has been involved in the association in a variety of capacities including chair of its anti-trust section, judiciary committee and strategic planning committee.
Jordan’s practice regularly included both enforcement and defense of trademark and copyright claims. He has represented corporations such as Dr. Pepper/Seven-Up Corporation, GTE, NationsBank of Texas, N.A., Mary Kay Cosmetics, and Koplar Communications in these matters.
Jordan has extensive experience in the litigation and arbitration of many types of contract disputes on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) Commercial and Large Complex Case panels of arbitrators. In 2000 he received the Mentor and Allies Award by the Dallas YWCA for his role in assisting women’s career advancement.
Jordan graduated from Duke University (A.B., political science, 1967), the University of Maryland (M.A., government and international relations, 1971) and the University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1974). He was the editor in chief of the Oklahoma Law Review (1973-74) and was a member of the National Order of Barristers. He served in the military, earning the rank of lieutenant in the US Naval Security Group (1968-1971).
