Donald Blome Explained

Ambassador From:United States
Country:Pakistan
Term Start:July 1, 2022
President:Joe Biden
Predecessor:David Hale
Ambassador From1:United States
Country1:Tunisia
President1:Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Term Start1:February 21, 2019
Term End1:April 5, 2022
Predecessor1:Daniel Rubinstein
Successor1:Joey R. Hood
Office2:United States Consul General in Jerusalem
President2:Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Term Start2:July 2015
Term End2:August 2018
Predecessor2:Michael Ratney
Successor2:Karen Sasahara
Nationality:American
Education:University of Michigan (BA, JD)

Donald Armin Blome is an American diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to Pakistan since 2022. He also served as the United States ambassador to Tunisia from 2019 to 2022.[1]

Early life and education

Blome received a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan.

Career

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

Blome is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor; he has served since 1993. He previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia. Prior to that, he served as Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the Libya External Office in Tunis, Tunisia. He also served as Consul General at the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, and Director, Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Blome served as Political Counselor, Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan and as Minister-Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. Before this, Blome served as the Civilian Co-Director, Multinational Force Strategic Engagement Cell, Baghdad, Political Counselor, Embassy Kuwait, and as Israel Desk Officer, Deputy Director and Acting Director, Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs.

United States Ambassador to Tunisia

In August 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Blome to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia.[2] His nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote on January 2, 2019.[3] He was sworn into office on January 9, 2019.[4] He presented his credentials to President Beji Caid Essebsi on February 7, 2019.[5]

United States Ambassador to Pakistan

On October 19, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Blome to be the next United States Ambassador to Pakistan and different parts of the world..[6] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held 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 by voice 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

Blome is fluent in Arabic.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ambassador Blome Remarks for Education for Employment (EFE)'s Graduation Ceremony. 2019-12-16. U.S. Embassy in Tunisia. en-US. 2020-01-11.
  2. Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts. en-US. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. 2020-01-11.
  3. Web site: PN2387 - Nomination of Donald Armin Blome for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018) . January 2, 2019 . www.congress.gov . January 16, 2020.
  4. Web site: Ambassador Donald Blome . January 9, 2019 . U.S. Embassy in Tunisia . en-US . January 16, 2020 . April 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200401224946/https://tn.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Donald A. Blome - People - Department History - Office of the Historian . history.state.gov . January 16, 2020.
  6. Web site: President Biden Announces Key Nominations . The White House . 21 July 2022 . 19 October 2021.
  7. Web site: PN1290 — Donald Armin Blome — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022) . US Congress . March 2022. 11 March 2022.
  8. Web site: Ambassador Donald Blome . https://web.archive.org/web/20220605005317/https://pk.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ . June 5, 2022 . June 5, 2022 . US Embassy & Consulates in Pakistan.
  9. U.S. Embassy Islamabad Announces Arrival of Ambassador Donald Blome . May 23, 2022 . US Embassy & Consulates in Pakistan . Islamabad .
  10. usembislamabad . U.S. Embassy Islamabad . 1542849320621412358 . “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 . 2022-07-01.