Donald Blome

Donald Blome
Donald Blome
United States Ambassador toPakistan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; July 1, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	David Hale
United States Ambassador toTunisia
	In office; February 21, 2019 – April 5, 2022
President	Donald Trump; Joe Biden
Preceded by	Daniel Rubinstein
Succeeded by	Joey R. Hood
United States Consul General in Jerusalem
	In office; July 2015 – August 2018
President	Barack Obama; Donald Trump
Preceded by	Michael Ratney
Succeeded by	Karen Sasahara
Personal details
Nationality	American
Education	University of Michigan(BA,JD)
	Donald Blome's voice Blome's opening statement at his confirmation hearing to beUnited States ambassador to Pakistan; Recorded December 14, 2021

Donald Armin Blomeis an American diplomat serving as theUnited States ambassador to Pakistansince 2022. He also served as theUnited States ambassador to Tunisiafrom 2019 to 2022.^[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Blome received aBachelor of Artsand aJuris Doctorfrom theUniversity of Michigan.

Career[edit]

Prior to joining the government, Blome worked as an attorney inChicago,Illinois.

Blome is a career member of theSenior Foreign Service,with the rank ofMinister-Counselor;he has served since 1993. He previously served as theU.S. Ambassador to Tunisia.Prior to that, he served as Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the Libya External Office inTunis, Tunisia.He also served as Consul General at the U.S. Consulate inJerusalem,and Director, Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs at theU.S. Department of State.Blome served as Political Counselor, EmbassyKabul, Afghanistanand as Minister-Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy inCairo, Egypt.Before this, Blome served as the Civilian Co-Director, Multinational Force Strategic Engagement Cell,Baghdad,Political Counselor, EmbassyKuwait,and as Israel Desk Officer, Deputy Director and Acting Director, Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs.^[2]

United States Ambassador to Tunisia[edit]

In August 2018, PresidentDonald Trumpnominated Blome to serve as U.S. Ambassador toTunisia.^[3]His nomination was confirmed in theUnited States Senatebyvoice voteon January 2, 2019.^[4]He was sworn into office on January 9, 2019.^[5]He presented his credentials to PresidentBeji Caid Essebsion February 7, 2019.^[6]

United States Ambassador to Pakistan[edit]

On October 19, 2021, PresidentJoe Bidennominated Blome to be the next United States Ambassador to Pakistan and different parts of the world..^[2]TheSenate Foreign Relations Committeeheld hearings on Blome's nomination on December 14, 2021. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on January 12, 2022. The Senate confirmed Blome's nomination on March 1, 2022 byvoice vote.^[7]He was sworn into office on April 11, 2022, and he arrived in the country on May 23, 2022.^[8]^[9]He presented his credentials on July 1, 2022.^[10]

Personal life[edit]

Blome is fluent inArabic.^[2]

References[edit]

^"Ambassador Blome Remarks for Education for Employment (EFE)'s Graduation Ceremony".U.S. Embassy in Tunisia.2019-12-16.Retrieved2020-01-11.
^^a ^b ^c"President Biden Announces Key Nominations".The White House.19 October 2021.Retrieved21 July2022.
^"President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts".whitehouse.gov.Retrieved2020-01-11– viaNational Archives.
^"PN2387 - Nomination of Donald Armin Blome for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)".www.congress.gov.January 2, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 16,2020.
^"Ambassador Donald Blome".U.S. Embassy in Tunisia.January 9, 2019. Archived fromthe originalon April 1, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 16,2020.
^"Donald A. Blome - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".history.state.gov.RetrievedJanuary 16,2020.
^"PN1290 — Donald Armin Blome — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)".US Congress.March 2022.Retrieved11 March2022.
^"Ambassador Donald Blome".US Embassy & Consulates in Pakistan.Archived fromthe originalon June 5, 2022.RetrievedJune 5,2022.
^"U.S. Embassy Islamabad Announces Arrival of Ambassador Donald Blome"(Press release). Islamabad: US Embassy & Consulates in Pakistan. May 23, 2022.
^U.S. Embassy Islamabad [@usembislamabad] (July 1, 2022).""It is a great honor for me to represent the United States in Pakistan. I am excited to work with our Pakistani counterparts to further strengthen our 75 year-long partnership." - Ambassador Donald Blome at his credentialing ceremony #PakUSAt75 "(Tweet).Retrieved2022-07-01– viaTwitter.

External links[edit]

AppearancesonC-SPAN

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Daniel Rubinstein	United States Ambassador to Tunisia 2019–2022	Succeeded by Joey R. Hood
Preceded by David Hale	United States Ambassador to Pakistan 2022–present	Incumbent

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[1] "Ambassador Blome Remarks for Education for Employment (EFE)'s Graduation Ceremony".U.S. Embassy in Tunisia.2019-12-16.Retrieved2020-01-11.

[WHBio-2] "President Biden Announces Key Nominations".The White House.19 October 2021.Retrieved21 July2022.

[3] "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts".whitehouse.gov.Retrieved2020-01-11– viaNational Archives.

[4] "PN2387 - Nomination of Donald Armin Blome for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)".www.congress.gov.January 2, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 16,2020.

[5] "Ambassador Donald Blome".U.S. Embassy in Tunisia.January 9, 2019. Archived fromthe originalon April 1, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 16,2020.

[6] "Donald A. Blome - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".history.state.gov.RetrievedJanuary 16,2020.

[7] "PN1290 — Donald Armin Blome — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)".US Congress.March 2022.Retrieved11 March2022.

[8] "Ambassador Donald Blome".US Embassy & Consulates in Pakistan.Archived fromthe originalon June 5, 2022.RetrievedJune 5,2022.

[9] "U.S. Embassy Islamabad Announces Arrival of Ambassador Donald Blome"(Press release). Islamabad: US Embassy & Consulates in Pakistan. May 23, 2022.

[10] U.S. Embassy Islamabad [@usembislamabad] (July 1, 2022).""It is a great honor for me to represent the United States in Pakistan. I am excited to work with our Pakistani counterparts to further strengthen our 75 year-long partnership." - Ambassador Donald Blome at his credentialing ceremony #PakUSAt75 "(Tweet).Retrieved2022-07-01– viaTwitter.

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