Trump nominates Natalie Baker for US ambassador to Pakistan
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US President Donald Trump has nominated Natalie Baker, the current charge d’affaires at the US embassy in Islamabad, to be the ambassador to Pakistan, according to a statement by the White House. The nomination has been submitted to the US Senate, whose foreign relations committee will review it. If approved by the committee, the nomination will proceed to a vote by the full Senate. Baker would be appointed as the US ambassador to Pakistan following the Senate’s confirmation. Baker assumed the role of charge d’affaires at the US embassy in Islamabad in January 2025, following the departure…
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3h agoTrump nominates Natalie Baker for US ambassador to Pakistan US President Donald Trump has nominated Natalie Baker, the current charge d’affaires at the US embassy in Islamabad, to be the ambassador to Pakistan, according to a statement by the White House. The nomination has been submitted to the US Senate, whose foreign relations committee will review it. If approved by the committee, the nomination will proceed to a vote by the full Senate. Baker would be appointed as the US ambassador to Pakistan following the Senate’s confirmation. Baker assumed the role of charge d’affaires at the US embassy in Islamabad in January 2025, following the departure…
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