Trump nominates Natalie Baker as next US ambassador to Pakistan Updated an hour ago

She assumed the duties of Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the embassy in January 2025 before being given the permanent charge last month.Baker’s nomination comes amid ongoing diplomatic engagement between Washington and Islamabad on trade, investment, security and regional matters.Donald Blome was the last US ambassador to Pakistan before leaving the post in January 2025.Before arriving in Islamabad, Baker served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US embassy in….

Prior to that, she was Director of the Office of North African Affairs in the State Department's Near Eastern Affairs Bureau.Her previous assignments include serving as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires at the US Mission to Libya, Deputy Director of the Iran Regional Presence Office at the US Consulate in Dubai, and Economic Counsellor at the US embassy in Kuwait.From 2009 to 2011, Baker served as Political and….

She remained in the country until the 2011 Libyan Revolution forced the evacuation of the embassy.Her other assignments include serving as Special Assistant in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Consular Officer in Islamabad, and Cultural Affairs Officer in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.Baker holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a master's degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

She was a Distinguished Graduate of the National War College at the National Defence University in 2017 and speaks Arabic, Spanish, Farsi and Russian.

White House sends nomination to Senate for approval.Baker joined US embassy as deputy chief in 2024.Donald Blome was last US ambassador to Pakistan.US President Donald Trump has nominated diplomat Natalie A Baker as the next US…