Islamabad (TDI): US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie A. Baker Tuesday called on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar to discuss bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest.
During the meeting, the two sides agreed to upscale and strengthen economic and trade ties.
They also explored opportunities to enhance collaboration in counterterrorism and security domains.
Who is Natalie Baker?
Natalie A. Baker, a Minister Counselor in the Senior Foreign Service, assumed the duties of Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the US Embassy Islamabad in January 2025.
She arrived in Islamabad as Deputy Chief of Mission in August 2024.
From August 2021 to July 2024, Natalie served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Doha, Qatar.
Prior to this, she held a position of Director of the Office of North African Affairs in the State Department’s Near Eastern Affairs Bureau.
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Natalie has also served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge d’Affaires of the US Mission to Libya, Deputy Director of the Iran Regional Presence Office at the US Consulate in Dubai, and Economic Counselor at the US Embassy in Kuwait.
From 2009-2011, she served as Political and Economic Counselor in Libya, as the bilateral ties were normalizing after a nearly 30-year pause.
She remained in Libya until the Libyan Revolution forced the US Embassy to evacuate in February 2011.
Natalie’s other assignments include Special Assistant in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Consular Officer in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Cultural Affairs Officer in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
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She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Princeton University and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
She is a 2017 Distinguished Graduate of the National War College, National Defense University of the United States of America.
