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This is a list of individuals announced as presumptive nominees to serve as United States ambassadors by Donald Trump, during his 2nd term in office (2025–2029). Key [ edit ]
The embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C., was built on 28 August 1947, when Pakistan attained independence from Great Britain and separated from India to form the Dominion of Pakistan. From the onset, Pakistan adopted a pro-American policy, with relations taking an upturn in 1954 when Pakistan signed several defense pacts with the United ...
Anne W. Patterson was nominated as United States Ambassador to Pakistan in May 2007, replacing Ryan C. Crocker who was appointed United States Ambassador to Iraq after completing three years of service in Pakistan. In 2010, her post was succeeded by Cameron Munter. The American ambassador is based in the U.S. Embassy, Islamabad.
After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the United States was one of the first countries to recognise the new State of Pakistan as US Department of State had rushed the US Consul-General in Morocco to Karachi to represent the US government in the Pakistan's Independence Day ceremony on 14 August 1947 with a message of warm greetings and good wishes from the White House.
The position is regarded as one of the most prestigious posts in the United States Foreign Service due to the "special relationship" between the United States and the United Kingdom. [4] The ambassadorship has been held by various notable politicians, including five who would later become president: John Adams , James Monroe , John Quincy Adams ...
A listing by country of past chiefs of mission is maintained by the Office of the Historian of the U.S. Department of State, [4] along with the names and appointment dates of past and present ambassadors-at-large [5] and mission to international organizations.
On October 19, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Blome to be the next United States Ambassador to Pakistan and different parts of the world. [4] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on Blome's nomination on December 14, 2021. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on January 12, 2022.
This is a list of United States ambassadors appointed by the 45th and 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump, during his 1st term in office (2017–2021). Ambassadorships are often used as a form of political patronage to reward high-profile or important supporters of the president.