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Special 060809 US Ambassador

Monday, June 8, 2009

 

President Obama Taps Pascual as Ambassador to Mexico

The White House

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2009 – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Carlos Pascual, Ambassador to Mexico; David Jacobson, Ambassador to Canada; Brigadier General James B. Smith, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Donald Gips, Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa; Patricia N. Moller, Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea; Nicole A. Avant, Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Kenneth H. Merten, Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti; and Anne E. Derse, Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania.

 

President Obama said, "I am grateful that these individuals will help represent our nation abroad during this important time for our country and the world. They bring a depth of experience and I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come."

President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals today:

Carlos Pascual, Nominee for Ambassador to Mexico


Mr. Carlos Pascual is vice president and director of the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC where he has overseen applied research programs on Latin America, China, Asia, the Middle East and Europe.  Mr. Pascual directed a major global initiative on transnational threats, developing proposals to build a new alignment of global powers that would increase responsibility and accountability for emerging economies in international security and multilateral bodies.  Before joining Brookings, he was a career Foreign Service Officer, serving in government for 23 years.  Mr. Pascual served as the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization at the US Department of State. Prior to that, he was the Coordinator for US Assistance to Europe and Eurasia.  Mr. Pascual served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from October 2000 until August 2003. He formerly served as a special assistant to President Clinton and National Security Council senior director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia.  Mr. Pascual was Deputy Assistant Administrator in USAID for Europe and Eurasia, guiding the development of programs in Central Europe and the former Soviet Union.  He served with USAID in Sudan, South Africa and Mozambique.   He received an M.P.P. from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a B.A. from Stanford University.

 

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President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Key Administration Posts, The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, June 4, 2009

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