US ambassador-designate to Jordan arrives in Amman

AMMAN — Ambassador-designate to Jordan Henry T. Wooster arrived in Amman on Friday via commercial air, according to a US embassy statement. Following the Jordanian Ministry of Health guidelines, Ambassador-designate Wooster immediately entered quarantine. 

Ambassador-designate Wooster, who previously served as both the Deputy Chief of Mission and the Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. during his previous tenure in Jordan from 2015-2018, said: “I am delighted to return to Jordan and look forward to continuing to build on the strong US-Jordanian partnership.”

Ambassador-designate Wooster will adopt the title of “Ambassador” after His Majesty King Abdullah formally accepts his credentials, which will be presented initially to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.