WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has nominated career diplomat Natalie Baker as the next US Ambassador to Pakistan, submitting her name to the US Senate for confirmation, according to a White House announcement issued on November 9.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Baker, a senior member of the US Foreign Service holding the rank of Minister-Counselor, has been nominated as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Her nomination is subject to Senate approval before she can formally take charge of the diplomatic mission.
Baker is currently serving as the US Chargé d’Affaires in Pakistan. She assumed the position of Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the US Embassy in Islamabad on August 16, 2024.
Prior to her posting in Pakistan, she served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Doha, Qatar. Her diplomatic career also includes assignments as Director of the Office of North African Affairs at the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires at the US Mission to Libya, and Deputy Director of the Iran Regional Presence Office at the US Consulate in Dubai.
She also served as Economic Counselor at the US Embassy in Kuwait, where she worked with the Department of Defense to support the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq.
During her tenure in Islamabad, Baker has been actively engaged in strengthening bilateral relations between Pakistan and the United States.
Her nomination comes amid continued diplomatic engagement between Washington and Islamabad on trade, investment, security and regional cooperation.
Donald Blome was the last formally appointed US Ambassador to Pakistan.
