Peter Jobson (Shuttle Mission Commander)

procedurally focused dutiful institutional cautious technically precise calm under pressure clear communicator collaborative skeptical pragmatic authoritative composed professional realistic prestigious

Peter cements his stature as State Department bulwark amid Haiti's brutal unraveling, rebel bullets shattering Port-au-Prince as Bazan clings to power. Oval Office urgency tests him: sanctions brew but history warns they scourge the innocent, sparing coup plotters. Dispatched with Nancy McNally to funnel ultimatums through Canada's prime minister, he dodges invasion's shadow. Four weeks earlier, Situation Room tension spikes as he skewers amnesty's peril—coups demand consequence, not free passes—his realism bracing Bartlet's moral surge against policy's jagged edges.

8 appearances

Space Shuttle Operations

Also known as: P. Jobson, Jobson, Peter

Peter Jobson …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

8 moments

S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Bartlet Rebuffs Haiti as MS Distraction Warning

Confirms State is exploring sanctions but notes past failures with Haiti.

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Josh and Toby's Exhausted Abbey Jabs and Haiti Messaging Pact

skeptical

Confirms State is exploring immediate sanctions but notes past failures with Haiti.

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Bartlet Orders Haiti Fly-By and Diplomatic Ultimatum

Guarded realism from historical precedents

Confirms State exploring sanctions but cites past Haiti failures hurting innocents, receives co-order with Nancy for Canadian PM message to Bazan on Dessaline restoration, stands to exit.

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S3E2 · Manchester Part II

Leo Compels Reluctant Nancy to Brief Press, Sidelining CJ

concerned

Warns against setting precedent for failed coups with amnesty.

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S4E20 · Evidence of Things Not Seen

Damage Control: The Kaliningrad Cover Story

Neutral and focused—procedural translator whose calm delivery contrasts with the room's tension.

Acts as the linguistic and procedural bridge: relays Kremlin responses, literal translations, and announces when Bartlet's request is met with surprise or refusal; also reports the Sit Room's connection to …

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S4E20 · Evidence of Things Not Seen

Cover Story Unravels — Chigorin Pulls the Plug

Professional detachment with a hint of pressure to be exact because mis-translation could escalate the situation.

Translates between Bartlet and Chigorin; relays the Sit Room Watch Officer's update that the Kremlin is patched in and queries translation accuracy when Bartlet jests about campaigning on the environment.

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S4E20 · Evidence of Things Not Seen

Kaliningrad Drone Standoff — Bartlet's Gambit

Pressed but professional — carrying the burden of transmitting escalation-prone language between leaders.

Acts as translator/liaison in the room: receives Bartlet's admonition, conveys and moderates tone, and is addressed directly by the President as a point of interpersonal trust and procedure.

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S4E20 · Evidence of Things Not Seen

Pictures or Ashes — Bartlet Hangs Up

Neutral and procedural outwardly; professionally focused on accurate transmission of heated content.

Peter functions as translator/interlocutor in the Oval, receiving Leo and Bartlet's lines and relaying Chigorin's responses; he is the linguistic conduit who enables the blunt exchange and Bartlet's direct admission …

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Affiliation

United States

Sovereign Asylum Provision and Foreign Intervention