Patricia M. Haslach

Patricia Haslach
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs
In office
January 20, 2017 – September 1, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byCharles Rivkin
Succeeded byManisha Singh
United States Ambassador to Ethiopia
In office
August 4, 2013 – August 31, 2016
Preceded byDonald E. Booth
Succeeded byPeter H. Vrooman
United States Ambassador to Laos
In office
September 4, 2004 – March 26, 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byDouglas A. Hartwick
Succeeded byRavic R. Huso
Personal details
Born
Patricia Marie Haslach

1956
Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.
SpouseJonathan Wilks
Alma materGonzaga University (BA)
Columbia University (MIA)

Patricia Marie Haslach (born 1956)[1] is an American diplomat. She served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, from January 2017 to September 2017. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia from August 4, 2013 through September 2016.[2]