George Lewis Jones Jr. (May 18, 1907 – November 13, 1971) was an American diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Tunisia from 1956 to 1959 and the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs from 1959 to 1961.
He became a clerk to the U.S. commercial attaché in Cairo in 1932, and was promoted to Assistant Trade Commissioner in 1934.
Jones returned to the field in 1952, becoming Consul General in Tunis 1952-53 and then Counselor in Cairo 1953–1955.
In 1956, President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated Jones as United States Ambassador to Tunisia; Jones presented his credentials to the Tunisian government on October 4, 1956.
President Eisenhower then nominated Jones as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs; Jones held this office from July 10, 1959, until April 20, 1961.