Geeta Pasi

Geeta Pasi
United States Ambassador to Ethiopia
In office
March 5, 2021 – February 25, 2022[1]
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byMichael A. Raynor
Succeeded byErvin Jose Massinga
Deputy Assistant Secretary
(African Affairs)
In office
October 22, 2018 – January 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byStephanie S. Sullivan
Succeeded byRobert F. Godec
United States Ambassador to Chad
In office
September 9, 2016 – September 20, 2018
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJames Knight
Succeeded byAlexander M. Laskaris
United States Ambassador to Djibouti
In office
2011–2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJames C. Swan
Succeeded byThomas P. Kelly III
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
New York, U.S.
Alma materDuke University (B.A.)
New York University (M.A.)

Geeta Pasi (born 1962)[2] is a retired American diplomat. She was the American ambassador to Djibouti from 2011 to 2014.[3] She was appointed American ambassador to Chad in June 2016 and served until 2018.[4] In September 2018, she left the ambassadorship to become Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.[5][6]

On March 5, 2021, Ambassador Geeta Pasi presented her credentials to President Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia.[7]

As of February 25, 2022, she has retired as ambassador.

  1. ^ "Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson".
  2. ^ Geeta Pasi profile, state.gov; accessed March 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ambassador Geeta Pasi". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "PN1384 – Nomination of Geeta Pasi for Department of State, 114th Congress (2015–2016)". www.congress.gov. June 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ambassador Geeta Pasi Named to Senior Position at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. | U.S. Embassy in Chad". Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  6. ^ "Ambassador Pasi Highlights U.S. Engagement in Chad in Farewell Address | U.S. Embassy in Chad". Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  7. ^ "UPDATE: New U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Ms. Geeta Pasi Visits Tigray". Tadias Magazine. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.