Islamabad (TNS): US State Department Senior Diplomat Natalie Baker has been nominated as the US Ambassador to Pakistan, her appointment has been sent for Senate confirmation which has been confirmed by the White House.
Natalie A. Baker assumed the charge of Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Islamabad in January 2025. She arrived in Islamabad as Deputy Chief of Mission in August 2024.
From August 2021 to July 2024, Natalie Baker served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar. Prior to that, she was the Director of the Office of North African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.
Natalie Baker previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge d’Affaires of the US Diplomatic Mission in Libya. In addition, he served as the Deputy Director at the Iran Regional Presence Office of the US Consulate in Dubai and the Economic Affairs Counselor at the US Embassy in Kuwait.
From 2009 to 2011, she was appointed as the Political and Economic Affairs Counselor in Libya. This was the period when bilateral relations between the United States and Libya began to normalize after nearly 30 years of impasse. He was stationed in Libya until February 2011, however, due to the revolution in Libya, the US embassy had to withdraw its staff from there.
His other diplomatic assignments include Special Assistant in the US State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Consular Officer in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Cultural Affairs Officer in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan.
Natalie Baker received her bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, and her master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
He is fluent in Arabic, Spanish, Farsi and Russian, which is a reflection of his extensive international diplomatic experience and ability to serve in different regions.
