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Everything you need to know about Natalie Baker, Trump's pick for US ambassador to Pakistan

Pakistan Published 10 November 2026, 18:03 · archived 10 Nov 2026

US President Donald Trump has nominated career diplomat Natalie Baker to become Washington’s next ambassador to Pakistan, potentially ending a nearly two-year gap in the country’s top US diplomatic post. But who is Baker, what has she done before arriving in Islamabad, and how much does she know about Pakistan? Here are some interesting things to know about the diplomat. 1. She’s already been running the US mission in Pakistan Baker is not a new face in Islamabad. She arrived in Pakistan in August 2024 as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy and took over as Chargé d’Affaires in January 2...

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