Donald Blome

Ambassador
Donald Blome
Ambassador Donald Blome
26th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 18, 2026
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Barbara A. Leaf
Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
	Acting
	In office; February 3, 2025 – August 2026
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Leila Gardner (Acting)
Succeeded by	Michael Vance (Designate)
United States Ambassador to Pakistan
	In office; July 1, 2022 – January 10, 2025
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	David Hale (2018)
Succeeded by	Natalie A. Baker; (Chargé d'affaires)
United States Ambassador to Tunisia
	In office; February 21, 2019 – April 5, 2022
President	Donald Trump; Joe Biden
Preceded by	Daniel Rubinstein
Succeeded by	Joey R. Hood
United States Consul General in Jerusalem
	In office; July 2015 – August 2018
President	Barack Obama ; Donald Trump
Preceded by	Michael Ratney
Succeeded by	Karen Sasahara
Personal details
Education	University of Michigan (BA, JD)

Donald Armin Blome is an American diplomat who is currently serving as the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs since August 2026.^[3] He previously served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research and the United States ambassador to Pakistan. He also served as the United States ambassador to Tunisia from 2019 to 2022.^[4]

Early life and education

Blome received a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan.

Career

Prior to joining the government, Blome worked as an attorney in Chicago, Illinois.

Blome joined the foreign service in 1993, and is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor. He previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia. Prior to that, he served in a series of foreign posts including:

2019–2022: Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the Libya External Office in Tunis, Tunisia.
2015–2018: Consul General at the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem.
2013–2015: Director of the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
2012–2013: Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
2009–2012: Minister-Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
2007–2008: Civilian Co-Director at the Multinational Force Strategic Engagement Cell in Baghdad
2006–2007: Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait.
2001–2004: Israel Desk Officer, Deputy Director and Acting Director, Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs.^[5]

United States Ambassador to Tunisia

In August 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Blome to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia.^[6] His nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote on January 2, 2019.^[7] He was sworn into office on January 9, 2019.^[8] He presented his credentials to President Beji Caid Essebsi on February 7, 2019.^[9]

United States Ambassador to Pakistan

On October 19, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Blome to be the next United States Ambassador to Pakistan and different parts of the world.^[5] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on Blome's nomination on December 14, 2021. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on January 12, 2022. The Senate confirmed Blome's nomination on March 1, 2022 by voice vote.^[10] He was sworn into office on April 11, 2022, and he arrived in the country on May 23, 2022.^[11]^[12] He presented his credentials on July 1, 2022.^[13]

Personal life

Blome is fluent in Arabic.^[5]

References

↑ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15tFfqfJas/
↑ https://pk.usembassy.gov/charge-daffaires-natalie-a-baker/
↑ https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/world/donald-blome-sworn-in-as-top-us-diplomat-for-middle-east/ar-AA2at1PX?ocid=BingNewsSerp
↑ "Ambassador Blome Remarks for Education for Employment (EFE)'s Graduation Ceremony". U.S. Embassy in Tunisia. December 16, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
1 2 3 "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-11 – via National Archives.
↑ "PN2387 - Nomination of Donald Armin Blome for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
↑ "Ambassador Donald Blome". U.S. Embassy in Tunisia. January 9, 2019. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
↑ "Donald A. Blome - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
↑ "PN1290 — Donald Armin Blome — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
↑ "Ambassador Donald Blome". US Embassy & Consulates in Pakistan. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
↑ "U.S. Embassy Islamabad Announces Arrival of Ambassador Donald Blome" (Press release). Islamabad: US Embassy & Consulates in Pakistan. May 23, 2022.
↑ U.S. Embassy Islamabad [@usembislamabad] (July 1, 2022). ""It is a great honor for me to represent the United States in Pakistan. I am excited to work with our Pakistani counterparts to further strengthen our 75 year-long partnership." - Ambassador Donald Blome at his credentialing ceremony #PakUSAt75" (Tweet). Retrieved July 1, 2022 – via Twitter.

External links

Appearances on C-SPAN

[1] ttps://www.facebook.com/share/v/15tFfqfJas/

[2] ttps://pk.usembassy.gov/charge-daffaires-natalie-a-baker/

[3] ttps://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/world/donald-blome-sworn-in-as-top-us-diplomat-for-middle-east/ar-AA2at1PX?ocid=BingNewsSerp

[4] "Ambassador Blome Remarks for Education for Employment (EFE)'s Graduation Ceremony". U.S. Embassy in Tunisia. December 16, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.

[WHBio-5] 1 2 3 "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[6] "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-11 – via National Archives.

[7] "PN2387 - Nomination of Donald Armin Blome for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

[8] "Ambassador Donald Blome". U.S. Embassy in Tunisia. January 9, 2019. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

[9] "Donald A. Blome - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

[10] "PN1290 — Donald Armin Blome — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[11] "Ambassador Donald Blome". US Embassy & Consulates in Pakistan. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.

[12] "U.S. Embassy Islamabad Announces Arrival of Ambassador Donald Blome" (Press release). Islamabad: US Embassy & Consulates in Pakistan. May 23, 2022.

[13] U.S. Embassy Islamabad [@usembislamabad] (July 1, 2022). ""It is a great honor for me to represent the United States in Pakistan. I am excited to work with our Pakistani counterparts to further strengthen our 75 year-long partnership." - Ambassador Donald Blome at his credentialing ceremony #PakUSAt75" (Tweet). Retrieved July 1, 2022 – via Twitter.

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