New Delhi: The US President Barack Obama has named Geeta Pasi, an Indian-American, as US Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa.
A graduate from Duke University and masters in French Studies from New York University, Pasi currently works as the Director of East African Affairs in the Africa Bureau at the Department of State. Before this, Pasi held the post of the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US embassy Dhaka from 2006-2009.
Pasi has also served as Deputy Principal Officer at the US Consulate General in Frankfurt; Political Chief at Embassy Accra; Human Rights & Consular Officer at Embassy Bucharest; and Political and Economic Officer at US Consulate Douala. One of her postings was as Political Military Officer at the US embassy in New Delhi.
Pasi has also worked in Washington as Desk Officer for Afghanistan and for Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. She was also a Line Officer in the Executive Secretariat.
President Obama, while announcing his intention of nominating Pasi and three more people for important administration posts said, “I am pleased to announce that these experienced and committed individuals have agreed to join this Administration, and I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead”.
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