Nancy Jo Powell
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Nancy Jo Powell assumed the position of Director General of the United States Foreign Service on August 3, 2009 after serving as the American ambassador
for Nepal
. Powell is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service
. Ambassador Powell joined the Foreign Service in 1977 and has held assignments in Africa and South Asia.
Other overseas assignments have included Islamabad, Pakistan; Katmandu, Nepal; and Ottawa, Canada; and previous Washington assignments were those of Nepal Desk Officer and Refugee Assistance Officer.
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
for Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. Powell is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service
United States Foreign Service
The United States Foreign Service is a component of the United States federal government under the aegis of the United States Department of State. It consists of approximately 11,500 professionals carrying out the foreign policy of the United States and aiding U.S...
. Ambassador Powell joined the Foreign Service in 1977 and has held assignments in Africa and South Asia.
Previous positions
- Ambassador to NepalNepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, July 16, 2007? - National Intelligence Officer for South Asia, National Intelligence Council, 2006–2007
- Senior Coordinator for Avian Influenza and Infectious Diseases, 2006 (?)
- Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement AffairsBureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs__FORCETOC__The Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is a part of the Department of State within the United States government that advises the President, Secretary of State, other bureaux within the Department of State, and other departments and agencies within the U.S...
, March 14November 25, 2005 - Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative AffairsBureau of Legislative AffairsThe Bureau of Legislative Affairs is the office of the United States Department of State that coordinates legislative activity for the Department of State and communications between the State Department and Congress...
, November 2004March 2005 - Ambassador to Pakistan, August 9, 2002October 2004
- Ambassador to Ghana, August 14, 2001May 2002
- Acting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, January 2001June 2001
- Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, July 1999January 2001
- Ambassador to UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
, 1997–1999 - Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka, BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, 1995–1997 - Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, 1993–1995 - Consul General in Calcutta, India, 1992–1993
- Deputy Chief of Mission in Lome, TogoTogoTogo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
, 1990–1992
Other overseas assignments have included Islamabad, Pakistan; Katmandu, Nepal; and Ottawa, Canada; and previous Washington assignments were those of Nepal Desk Officer and Refugee Assistance Officer.
External links
- U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal
- Ask the Ambassador an online interactive forum with U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Nancy Powell, April 28, 2008