WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has nominated Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker as the new US ambassador to Pakistan.
According to the White House, the president has named Natalie Baker as America’s new ambassador to Pakistan, and her nomination has been sent to the Senate for confirmation.
Baker assumed charge as Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Islamabad in January 2025 and is currently serving in that role in Pakistan.
She previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Doha, Qatar.
Baker holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a master’s in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
She is also a 2017 distinguished graduate of the National War College at the US National Defense University.
The president has also nominated Jeffrey Collier as US ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Cynthia Kierscht to Senegal and Ian McCary to Mali.