▁his ▁post ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁J ern eg an ▁was ▁also ▁Amb assador ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁and ▁Pl en ip ot enti ary ▁to ▁Al ger ia ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁until ▁Al ger ia ▁sever ed ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁J ern eg an ▁was ▁considered ▁Person a ▁non ▁Gr ata ▁after ▁s iding ▁with ▁Britain ▁when ▁Britain ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁protect ▁K uw ait ▁when ▁ ▁Abd ul ▁Kar im ▁Q as im , ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁leader , ▁laid ▁claim ▁to ▁K uw ait ., ▁▁ ▁Q as im ▁“ design ated ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁monarch ▁“ qa ’ im ▁ma q am ” ▁– ▁a ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Bas ra ▁– ▁and ▁threatened ▁to ▁“ li ber ate ” ▁the ▁country ▁by ▁force ▁if ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁monarch ▁refused ▁to ▁accept ▁this ▁new ▁design ation .” ▁Britain ▁had ▁supported ▁Q as im ▁in ▁the ▁recent ▁past ▁but ▁now ▁press ured ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁to ▁protect ▁K uw ait . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁John ▁D . ▁J ern eg an ▁Or al ▁History ▁Inter view ▁J F K ▁Library ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁Ira q ▁Category : Un ited ▁States