Nancy Jo Powell


Nancy Jo Powell was the United States Ambassador to India from April 2012 to May 2014.
Powell was Director General of the United States Foreign Service, a position she assumed after serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Nepal. Powell is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Ambassador Powell joined the United States Foreign Service in 1977, and has held assignments in Africa and South Asia.
Media reports alleged that Nancy Powell resignation was inevitable after the officials of the Government of India stopped accepting to meet her.

Previous positions

Other overseas assignments have included Islamabad, Pakistan; Kathmandu, Nepal; and Ottawa, Canada; and previous Washington assignments were those of Nepal Desk Officer and Refugee Assistance Officer.