Nancy Jo Powell
Nancy Jo Powell | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to India | |
| In office April 19, 2012 – May 21, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Peter Burleigh (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kathleen Stephens (Acting) |
| United States Ambassador to Nepal | |
| In office July 16, 2007 – March 12, 2010 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James F. Moriarty |
| Succeeded by | Scott H. DeLisi |
| United States Ambassador to Pakistan | |
| In office August 2, 2002 – November 5, 2004 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Wendy Chamberlin |
| Succeeded by | Ryan C. Crocker |
| United States Ambassador to Ghana | |
| In office July 16, 2001 – May 26, 2002 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Kathryn Dee Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Mary Carlin Yates |
| United States Ambassador to Uganda | |
| In office November 7, 1997 – July 9, 1999 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | E. Michael Southwick |
| Succeeded by | Martin George Brennan |
| 28th Director General of the Foreign Service | |
| In office August 3, 2009 – January 6, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Harry K. Thomas Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Linda Thomas-Greenfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 77–78) Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Northern Iowa |
| Profession | Career Diplomat |
Nancy Jo Powell (born 1947, Cedar Falls, Iowa) was the United States Ambassador to India from April 2012 to May 2014.
Powell was Director General of the United States Foreign Service, a position she assumed after serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Nepal. Powell is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Powell joined the United States Foreign Service in 1977, and has held assignments in Africa and South Asia.
Media reports conjectured that Powell's resignation was inevitable after the officials of the Government of India stopped accepting to meet her, following the Devyani Khobragade incident.