Washington: The US President Joe Biden has nominated Donald Armin Blome as next Ambassador to Pakistan
Mission Pakistan is delighted to share the news that President Biden has announced his intent to nominate Donald Armin Blome as Ambassador to Pakistan. (1/2)
— U.S. Embassy Islamabad (@usembislamabad) October 20, 2021
According to the announcement of the White House, he will take up his post in Islamabad after confirmation by the Senate.
Donald Armin Blome, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service belonging to the class of minister-counselor, is currently the US ambassador to Tunisia.
Prior to that, Ambassador Blome was chargé d’affaires at the Libya External Office in Tunisia, consul general at the US Consulate in Jerusalem, and director of the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the US Department of State.
He has also served as political counselor at the US Embassy in Kabul and minister-counselor for economic and political affairs at the US Embassy in Cairo. Earlier in his career, Ambassador Blome served as the civilian co-director at the Multinational Force Strategic Engagement Cell, Baghdad, political counselor at the US Embassy Kuwait, and as Israel desk officer, deputy director and acting director at the Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs.
Ambassador Blome earned a BA and a JD from the University of Michigan. He also speaks Arabic.
His nomination follows the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, which caused the collapse of the US-backed government in Kabul and forced Washington to move its diplomatic mission to Doha, Qatar.
