In 2001, Bush, who had become President of the United States, appointed Jordan as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

When Jordan resigned his ambassadorship, he returned to Baker Botts and is currently a senior partner of the firm.

Jordan is currently partner-in-charge of the firm's Middle East offices and divides his time between Dubai and the United States.

A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he serves as president of the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations and as vice chairman of the board of directors of the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies at Southern Methodist University.

Jordan serves as Diplomat in Residence and adjunct professor of political science at Southern Methodist University, where he teaches a course on the Middle East.