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Currently [[Anne Patterson]], the '''U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan''' is the chief U.S. diplomat in [[Islamabad]]. | Currently [[Anne Patterson]], the '''U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan''' is the chief U.S. diplomat in [[Islamabad]]. Since the [[Afghanistan War (1978-1992)]], the Ambassador, along with other personnel such as the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] station chief, has also been involved with the situation in Afghanistan. Since the [[9/11 Attack|9/11]] attack, the relationship has become even more challenging. | ||
Ambassador Patterson said, in September 2008, that Pakistan has, in the context of counterterrorism, "different priorities" than the U.S., is "certainly reluctant to take action" against the leadership of the Afghan insurgency.<ref>{{citation | |||
| date = 18 September 2009 | |||
| title = U.S. ambassador: Pakistan not backing U.S. goals on Taliban | |||
| author = Saeed Shah | journal = McClatchy Newspapers | |||
| url = http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/v-print/story/75690.html}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 28 May 2024
Currently Anne Patterson, the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan is the chief U.S. diplomat in Islamabad. Since the Afghanistan War (1978-1992), the Ambassador, along with other personnel such as the Central Intelligence Agency station chief, has also been involved with the situation in Afghanistan. Since the 9/11 attack, the relationship has become even more challenging.
Ambassador Patterson said, in September 2008, that Pakistan has, in the context of counterterrorism, "different priorities" than the U.S., is "certainly reluctant to take action" against the leadership of the Afghan insurgency.[1]
Name | Dates | Notes |
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Paul H. Alling | 1947-1948 | Career |
Avra M. Warren | 1950-1952 | Career |
Horace A. Hildreth | 1953-1956 | Noncareer |
James M. Langley | 1956-1959 | Noncareer |
William M. Rountree | 1959-1962 | Career |
Walter P. McConaughy | 1962-1966 | Career |
Eugene Murphy Locke | 1966-1967 | Noncareer |
Benjamin H. Oehlert, Jr. | 1967-1969 | Noncareer |
Joseph S. Farland | 1969-1972 | Noncareer |
Henry Byroade | 1973-1977 | Career |
Arthur W. Hummel, Jr. | 1977-1981 | Career |
Ronald Spiers | 1981-1983 | Career |
Deane Roesch Hinton | 1983-1986 | Career |
Arnold Lewis Raphel | 1987-1988 | Career; died in service |
Robert Oakley | 1988-1991 | Career |
Nicholas Platt | 1991-1992 | Career |
John Monjo | 1992-1995 | Career |
Thomas W. Simons, Jr. | 1996-1998 | Career |
William Milam | 1998-2001 | Career |
Wendy Chamberlin | 2001-2002 | Career |
Nancy Powell | 2002-2004 | Career |
Ryan Crocker | 2004-2007 | Career |
References
- ↑ Saeed Shah (18 September 2009), "U.S. ambassador: Pakistan not backing U.S. goals on Taliban", McClatchy Newspapers