DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus  -- New Ambassador of the United States to Tajikistan, Ms. Tracey Ann Jacobson, will present her credentials to Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov today afternoon, at 3:00 p.m., presidential press service reported.  

Following the credentials-presenting ceremony, the two are expected to discuss issues related to bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the United States in the fields of economy, border protection, and post-war reconstruction of Afghanistan’s economy, according to the source.   

Ms. Tracey Ann Jacobson replaced Mr. Richard E. Hoagland in this post.

            Tracey Ann Jacobson, a career member of the Foreign Service, was most recently the U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan (August 2003-July 2006) during which time she engaged the Turkmen government to improve its human rights record and worked to increase security cooperation.  Previously she served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Riga, Latvia. In Riga, she designed and implemented strategies to assist Latvia in becoming a successful candidate for NATO membership.