Geeta Pasi


Geeta Pasi is an American diplomat. She was the American ambassador to Djibouti from 2011-14. She was appointed American ambassador to Chad in June 2016 and served until 2018. In September 2018, she left the ambassadorship to become Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.

Education

Pasi was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1984 and completed a Master of Arts at New York University in 1986.

State Department career

Pasi was appointed ambassador to Djibouti by United States President Barack Obama in 2011.
She had previously held a number of diplomatic positions including deputy Chef de mission at the United States embassy in Bangladesh from 2006-09.
On June 15, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Pasi to be the next United States Ambassador to Ethiopia. On June 18, 2020, her nomination was sent to the Senate. Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.