Nancy Jo Powell
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Nancy Jo Powell (born 1947, Cedar Falls, Iowa) was the United States Ambassador to India from April 2012 to May 2014.[1]
Powell was Director General of the United States Foreign Service, a position she assumed after serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Nepal.[2] Powell is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Powell joined the United States Foreign Service in 1977, and has held assignments in Africa and South Asia.[3]
Media reports conjectured that Powell's resignation was inevitable after the officials of the Government of India stopped accepting to meet her, following the Devyani Khobragade incident.[4][5]
Previous positions
- United States Ambassador to India, 2012-2014
- Director General of the United States Foreign Service, 2009-2012
- Ambassador to Nepal, July 16, 2007Template:Spaced ndash2009
- 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 Affairs, March 14Template:Spaced ndashNovember 25, 2005[3]
- Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, November 2004Template:Spaced ndashMarch 2005
- Ambassador to Pakistan, August 9, 2002Template:Spaced ndashOctober 2004
- Ambassador to Ghana, August 14, 2001Template:Spaced ndashMay 2002
- Acting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, January 2001Template:Spaced ndashJune 2001
- Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, July 1999Template:Spaced ndashJanuary 2001
- Ambassador to Uganda, 1997–1999
- Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1995–1997
- Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India, 1993–1995
- Consul General in Calcutta, India, 1992–1993
- Deputy Chief of Mission in Lome, Togo, 1990–1992
Other overseas assignments have included Islamabad, Pakistan; Kathmandu, Nepal; and Ottawa, Canada; and previous Washington assignments were those of Nepal Desk Officer and Refugee Assistance Officer.[6]
References
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External links
- Foreign Service Journal article on her Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy Award.
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- U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal
- Ask the Ambassador an online interactive forum with U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Nancy Powell, April 28, 2008
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- Ambassadors of the United States to Nepal
- Ambassadors of the United States to Pakistan
- Ambassadors of the United States to Uganda
- American women ambassadors
- Directors general of the United States Foreign Service
- People from Cedar Falls, Iowa
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