Editing Alphonso Jackson (section)

==Affiliations==
An expert on public housing and urban issues, Jackson has been asked to serve on a number of national and state commissions, most notably the General Services Commission of the State of Texas, where he served as chairman; the National Commission on America's Urban Families, and the National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing. He has served on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, The Nature Conservancy of Texas, Vice Chairman of United Way Campaign(Dallas, Texas), Zale-Lipshy University Hospital, The Cotton Bowl Football Classic, Central Power & Light Company, West Texas Utilities and JPMorgan Chase (formerly Texas Commerce Bank).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Inauguration/t/story?id=406759|title=Profile: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson - ABC News|website=abcnews.go.com}}</ref>

Jackson currently serves on the United States Department of State Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eca.state.gov/fulbright/about-fulbright/fulbright-foreign-scholarship-board-ffsb/ffsb-members/alphonso-jackson|title=Alphonso Jackson}}</ref> Howard University's Board of Trustees<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://provost.howard.edu/facultyhandbook/HUFacultyHandbook2019.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413051542/http://provost.howard.edu/facultyhandbook/HUFacultyHandbook2019.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Ford's Theatre Society Board of Trustees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fords.org/about/|title=About|website=Fords Theatre|accessdate=May 26, 2021}}</ref>
Also, he is a member and serves on the board of directors, The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Incorporated, <ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alphonso-r-jackson-ceo-ar-jackson-advisors-llc-and-former-us-secretary-of-housing-and-urban-development-to-receive-2018-horatio-alger-award-300566705.html|title=Alphonso R. Jackson, CEO, A.R. Jackson Advisors LLC and Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Receive 2018 Horatio Alger Award|last=Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc|website=www.prnewswire.com|accessdate=May 26, 2021}}</ref> and is a member of the United States Institute of Peace International Advisory Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usip.org/about/international-advisory-council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224140024/https://www.usip.org/about/international-advisory-council|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2017|title=International Advisory Council|website=United States Institute of Peace|accessdate=May 26, 2021}}</ref>