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'''Geeta Pasi''' (born 1962)<ref>[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/pasi-geeta Geeta Pasi profile], state.gov; accessed March 26, 2018.</ref> is an [[American people|American]] [[diplomat]]. She was the American [[ambassador]] to [[Djibouti]] from 2011-14.<ref name="Department of State - Ambassador Geeta Pasi">{{cite web|url=http://djibouti.usembassy.gov/bio.html|title=Ambassador Geeta Pasi|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]|accessdate=September 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005110758/http://djibouti.usembassy.gov/bio.html|archive-date=October 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was appointed American ambassador to [[Chad]] in June 2016 and served until 2018.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/114th-congress/1384?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Geeta+Pasi%22%5D%7D&r=1 Ambassadorial nomination]</ref> In September 2018, she left the ambassadorship to become Principal Deputy to the [[Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs]].<ref>https://td.usembassy.gov/ambassador-geeta-pasi-named-to-senior-position-at-the-department-of-state-in-washington-d-c/</ref><ref>https://td.usembassy.gov/ambassador-pasi-highlights-u-s-engagement-in-chad-in-farewell-address/</ref>
'''Geeta Pasi''' (born 1962)<ref>[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/pasi-geeta Geeta Pasi profile], state.gov; accessed March 26, 2018.</ref> is an [[American people|American]] [[diplomat]]. She was the American [[ambassador]] to [[Djibouti]] from 2011-14.<ref name="Department of State - Ambassador Geeta Pasi">{{cite web|url=http://djibouti.usembassy.gov/bio.html|title=Ambassador Geeta Pasi|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]|accessdate=September 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005110758/http://djibouti.usembassy.gov/bio.html|archive-date=October 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was appointed American ambassador to [[Chad]] in June 2016 and served until 2018.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/114th-congress/1384?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Geeta+Pasi%22%5D%7D&r=1 Ambassadorial nomination]</ref> In September 2018, she left the ambassadorship to become Principal Deputy to the [[Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs]].<ref>https://td.usembassy.gov/ambassador-geeta-pasi-named-to-senior-position-at-the-department-of-state-in-washington-d-c/</ref><ref>https://td.usembassy.gov/ambassador-pasi-highlights-u-s-engagement-in-chad-in-farewell-address/</ref>

== Education ==


Pasi was awarded a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Duke University]] in 1984 and completed a [[Master of Arts]] at [[New York University]] in 1986.<ref name="Department of State - Ambassador Geeta Pasi"/>
Pasi was awarded a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Duke University]] in 1984 and completed a [[Master of Arts]] at [[New York University]] in 1986.<ref name="Department of State - Ambassador Geeta Pasi"/>

== State Department career ==


Pasi was appointed ambassador to Djibouti by United States President [[Barack Obama]] in 2011.<ref name="ToI - 06Apr2011 - Obama names Geeta Pasi as US envoy to Djibouti">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-06/news/29387962_1_embassy-officer-djibouti|title=Obama names Geeta Pasi as US envoy to Djibouti|date=April 6, 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|accessdate=September 24, 2012}}</ref>
Pasi was appointed ambassador to Djibouti by United States President [[Barack Obama]] in 2011.<ref name="ToI - 06Apr2011 - Obama names Geeta Pasi as US envoy to Djibouti">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-06/news/29387962_1_embassy-officer-djibouti|title=Obama names Geeta Pasi as US envoy to Djibouti|date=April 6, 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|accessdate=September 24, 2012}}</ref>


She had previously held a number of diplomatic positions including deputy ''[[Chef de mission]]'' at the United States embassy in [[Bangladesh]] from 2006-09.<ref name="ToI - 06Apr2011 - Obama names Geeta Pasi as US envoy to Djibouti"/>
She had previously held a number of diplomatic positions including deputy ''[[Chef de mission]]'' at the United States embassy in [[Bangladesh]] from 2006-09.<ref name="ToI - 06Apr2011 - Obama names Geeta Pasi as US envoy to Djibouti"/>

On June 15, 2020, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Pasi to be the next United States Ambassador to Ethiopia.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-individuals-key-administration-posts-31/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts", Whtie House, June 15, 2020]</ref> On June 18, 2020, her nomination was sent to the Senate.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/eight-nominations-sent-senate-4/ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, June 18, 2020]</ref> Her nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Senate Foreign Relations Committee]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:05, 18 June 2020

Geeta Pasi
United States Ambassador to Djibouti
In office
2011–2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJames C. Swan
Succeeded byThomas P. Kelly III
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
New York
Alma materDuke University
New York University

Geeta Pasi (born 1962)

American diplomat. She was the American ambassador to Djibouti from 2011-14.[2] She was appointed American ambassador to Chad in June 2016 and served until 2018.[3] In September 2018, she left the ambassadorship to become Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.[4][5]

Education

Pasi was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1984 and completed a Master of Arts at New York University in 1986.[2]

State Department career

Pasi was appointed ambassador to Djibouti by United States President Barack Obama in 2011.[6]

She had previously held a number of diplomatic positions including deputy

Chef de mission at the United States embassy in Bangladesh from 2006-09.[6]

On June 15, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Pasi to be the next United States Ambassador to Ethiopia.[7] On June 18, 2020, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[8] Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

References

  1. ^ Geeta Pasi profile, state.gov; accessed March 26, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Ambassador Geeta Pasi". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  3. ^ Ambassadorial nomination
  4. ^ https://td.usembassy.gov/ambassador-geeta-pasi-named-to-senior-position-at-the-department-of-state-in-washington-d-c/
  5. ^ https://td.usembassy.gov/ambassador-pasi-highlights-u-s-engagement-in-chad-in-farewell-address/
  6. ^ a b "Obama names Geeta Pasi as US envoy to Djibouti". The Times of India. The Times Group. April 6, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  7. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts", Whtie House, June 15, 2020
  8. ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, June 18, 2020
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Djibouti

2011–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Chad

2016–2019 		Succeeded by
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