{"id":4142,"date":"2026-11-10T17:04:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T12:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4142"},"modified":"2026-11-10T17:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T12:04:30","slug":"trump-nominates-natalie-baker-as-us-ambassador-to-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4142","title":{"rendered":"Trump nominates Natalie Baker as US ambassador to Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>US President Donald Trump has nominated Natalie Baker, the current Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires at the US Embassy in Islamabad, as the next US ambassador to Pakistan, with her appointment subject to Senate approval.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a White House statement, Baker\u2019s nomination has been sent to the US Senate, where it will be reviewed by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.<\/p>\n<p>If approved by the committee, the nomination will be presented to the full Senate for a vote. Baker will formally assume the position if confirmed by the Senate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full sm:w-full  media--center  media--embed  media--uneven media--tweet\" data-original-src=\"https:\/\/x.com\/usembislamabad\/status\/2068561351140655459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2068561351140655459%7Ctwgr%5Ef1b4ceda954b7b92736c6777c928ab9d1e26043a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaj.tv%2Fnews%2F30524889\">\n<div class=\"media__item  media__item--twitter  \"><span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usembislamabad\/status\/2068561351140655459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2068561351140655459%7Ctwgr%5Ef1b4ceda954b7b92736c6777c928ab9d1e26043a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaj.tv%2Fnews%2F30524889\"><\/a>\n    <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to the US Embassy\u2019s website, Baker was posted to Islamabad in August 2024 as Deputy Chief of Mission.<\/p>\n<p>Before her assignment in Pakistan, she served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Doha, Qatar, from August 2021 to July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Baker has also served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires at the US mission in Libya. Her other assignments include Deputy Director of the Iran Regional Presence Office at the US Consulate in Dubai and Economic Counsellor at the US Embassy in Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>She also served as Director of the Office of North African Affairs within the US State Department\u2019s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>According to the embassy\u2019s website, Baker served as an adviser for political and economic affairs in Libya from 2009 to 2011, during efforts to normalise relations between Libya and the United States after a hiatus of approximately 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>She was in Libya in February 2011 when the US Embassy was forced to evacuate its staff and vacate its premises following the revolution.<\/p>\n<p>Baker assumed the role of Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires at the US Embassy in Islamabad in January 2025, following the departure of then-US Ambassador Donald Armin Blome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump has nominated Natalie Baker, the current Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires at the US Embassy in Islamabad, as the next US ambassador to Pakistan, with her appointment subject to Senate approval. According to a White House statement, Baker\u2019s nomination has been sent to the US Senate, where it will be reviewed by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. If approved by the committee, the nomination will be presented to the full Senate for a vote. Baker will formally assume the position if confirmed by the Senate. 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