The U.S. embassy in Karachi was established August 15, 1947, with Edward W. Holmes as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, pending the appointment of an ambassador. The first ambassador, Paul H. Alling, was appointed on September 20, 1947. Anne W. Patterson was nominated as United States Ambassador to Pakistan in May 2007, replacing Ryan C. Crocker who was appointed United States Ambassador to Iraq after completing three years of service in Pakistan. In 2010, her post was succeeded by Cameron Munter. The American ambassador is based in the U.S. Embassy, Islamabad.
Ambassadors +NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesPaul H. Alling – Career FSOAlling was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on December 9, 1947.Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 20, 1947February 26, 1948June 27, 1948Avra M. Warren – Career FSOAvra was commissioned on December 28, 1949, during a recess of the Senate but did not serve under the recess appointment. He was nominated again, confirmed by the United States Senate, and commissioned on February 2, 1950.February 2, 1950February 25, 1950November 26, 1952Horace A. Hildreth – Political appointeeHildreth was reaccredited when Pakistan became a republic and formally received April 23, 1956.May 13, 1953May 19, 1953May 1, 1957James M. Langley – Political appointeeJune 13, 1957July 27, 1957July 29, 1959William M. Rountree – Career FSOJune 18, 1959August 17, 1959February 7, 1962 The capital of Pakistan was moved to Islamabad in August 1960.Walter P. McConaughy – Career FSOMarch 1, 1962March 20, 1962May 27, 1966Eugene Murphy Locke – Political appointeeMay 27, 1966June 9, 1966April 16, 1967Benjamin H. Oehlert, Jr. – Political appointeeJuly 27, 1967August 16, 1967June 17, 1969Joseph S. Farland – Political appointeeSeptember 19, 1969November 15, 1969April 30, 1972 The post was vacant May 1972–December 1973. Sidney Sober served as chargé d'affaires ad interim during that periodHenry A. Byroade – Career FSOOctober 15, 1973December 5, 1973April 23, 1977Arthur W. Hummel, Jr. – Career FSOJune 8, 1977June 28, 1977July 19, 1981Ronald I. Spiers – Career FSOOctober 1, 1981October 29, 1981October 27, 1983Deane Roesch Hinton – Career FSONovember 21, 1983December 26, 1983November 9, 1986Arnold Lewis Raphel – Career FSORaphel died on August 17, 1988, in an airplane crash near Bhawalpur with Pakistani President Zia ul-Haq and Brigadier General Herbert M. Wassom, chief of the U.S. military group in Pakistan.May 4, 1987June 24, 1987Died in office, August 17, 1988Robert B. Oakley – Career FSOOakley was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on October 17, 1988.August 18, 1988September 1, 1988August 29, 1991Nicholas Platt – Career FSOJuly 2, 1991October 24, 1991November 3, 1992John Cameron Monjo – Career FSOOctober 9, 1992November 10, 1992September 10, 1995Thomas W. Simons – Career FSODecember 19, 1995January 25, 1996August 24, 1998William B. Milam – Career FSOAugust 3, 1998September 10, 1998July 6, 2001Wendy Jean Chamberlin – Career FSOJuly 12, 2001September 13, 2001May 29, 2002Nancy Jo Powell – Career FSOAugust 2, 2002August 16, 2002November 5, 2004Ryan C. Crocker – Career FSOOctober 18, 2004November 25, 2004March 28, 2007Anne W. Patterson – Career FSOJuly 2, 2007July 31, 2007October 5, 2010Cameron Munter – Career FSOOctober 6, 2010October 27, 2010May 7, 2012Richard Olson – Career FSOSeptember 24, 2012October 31, 2012October 27, 2015David Hale – Career FSOSeptember 21, 2015December 3, 2015August 29, 2018John Hoover – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimAugust 29, 2018September 22, 2018Paul W. Jones – Career FSOSeptember 22, 2018August 31, 2020Angela Aggeler – Career FSOSeptember 1, 2020May 23, 2022Donald Blome – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 1, 2022July 1, 2022January 10, 2025Natalie A. Baker – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 10, 2025Present
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See also Embassy of the United States, Islamabad Pakistan – United States relations Foreign relations of Pakistan Ambassadors of the United States
References United States Department of State: Background notes on Pakistan
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Pakistan United States Department of State: Pakistan United States Embassy in Islamabad