Donald Blome takes oath as US envoy to Pakistan
A US State Department spokesperson on Thursday assured Pakistan of strong US support for their efforts to rebuild the Pakistani economy.
The United States “Will continue to work bilaterally on ways to grow investment and trade opportunities to build a prosperous and stable Pakistan,” the spokesperson said in Washington.
The United States also “Welcomes the ongoing International Monetary Fund deliberations with Pakistan,” the spokesperson added. A public expression of US support would boost Islamabad’s efforts to revive the programme and could smooth bullish market trends as well.
Meanwhile, Donald Armin Blome has taken oath as new US ambassador to Pakistan, the State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs announced on Wednesday.
The appointment of a US ambassador to the South Asian country was made around three years after Blome’s predecessor David Hale left Islamabad in August 2018.
“We welcome Amb. Donald A. Blome as Ambassador to Pakistan! Amb. Blome is excited to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan. He has a long and distinguished career as an American diplomat and previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia,” read the tweet.
Blome looks forward to strengthening broad cooperation with Pakistan. Both countries seek strong partnerships particularly on health, clean energy, trade, and investment, with commitment to promoting transp arent, high-quality investments funded via sustainable financing.
