When the American delegation arrived in Islamabad, a woman present at the reception became the center of attention on social media. People were curious to know who she was.
She is actually Natalie Baker, the Chargé d’Affaires of the United States in Pakistan.
According to information available on the website of the U.S. Embassy, Senior Foreign Service Minister Counselor Natalie A. Baker assumed the responsibilities of Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad in January 2025.
She arrived in Islamabad in August 2024 as the Deputy Chief of Mission. Prior to this, from August 2021 to July 2024, she served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar.
Before that, she was the Director of the Office of North African Affairs in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the State Department.
Natalie has also previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Mission in Libya, Deputy Director of the Iran Regional Presence Office at the U.S. Consulate in Dubai, and as Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait.
From 2009 to 2011, Natalie served as Political and Economic Counselor in Libya, during a time when bilateral relations were being restored after nearly 30 years. She remained in Libya until February 2011, when the Libyan revolution forced the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy.
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