LAHORE MIRROR — US President Donald Trump has nominated career diplomat Natalie Baker to serve as Washington’s ambassador to Pakistan, sending her name to the Senate for consideration, according to a White House announcement.
“Natalie Baker, of Texas, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” the White House said in an announcement dated November 9.
The Senate must now consider and confirm her nomination before she can formally assume the position.
Baker is currently serving as the US Chargé d’Affaires to Pakistan, holding the rank of Minister Counselor. She assumed the role of Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the US Embassy in Islamabad on August 16, 2024.
