{{Short description|American diplomat (born 1962)}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Geeta Pasi |image = Geeta Pasi official photo.jpg |order = |ambassador_from = United States |country = Ethiopia |president = Joe Biden |term_start = March 5, 2021 |term_end = February 25, 2022<ref>{{cite web | url=https://et.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ | title=Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson }}</ref> |succeeding = |predecessor = Michael A. Raynor |successor = Ervin Jose Massinga |office1 = Deputy Assistant Secretary<br />(African Affairs) |president1 = Donald Trump |term_start1 = October 22, 2018 |term_end1 = January 2021 |predecessor1 = Stephanie S. Sullivan |successor1 = Robert F. Godec |office2 = United States Ambassador to Chad |president2 = Barack Obama<br />Donald Trump |term_start2 = September 9, 2016 |term_end2 = September 20, 2018 |predecessor2 = James Knight |successor2 = Alexander M. Laskaris |office3 = United States Ambassador to Djibouti |president3 = Barack Obama |term_start3 = 2011 |term_end3 = 2014 |predecessor3 = James C. Swan |successor3 = Thomas P. Kelly III |birth_date = {{birth year and age|1962}} |birth_place = New York, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |spouse = |alma_mater = Duke University (B.A.)<br />New York University (M.A.) }}

'''Geeta Pasi''' (born 1962)<ref>[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/pasi-geeta Geeta Pasi profile], state.gov; accessed March 26, 2018.</ref> is a retired American diplomat. She was the American ambassador to Djibouti from 2011 to 2014.<ref name="Department of State - Ambassador Geeta Pasi">{{cite web|url=http://djibouti.usembassy.gov/bio.html|title=Ambassador Geeta Pasi|publisher=United States Department of State|access-date=September 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005110758/http://djibouti.usembassy.gov/bio.html|archive-date=October 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was appointed American ambassador to Chad in June 2016 and served until 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/114th-congress/1384|title=PN1384 – Nomination of Geeta Pasi for Department of State, 114th Congress (2015–2016)|date=June 29, 2016|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> In September 2018, she left the ambassadorship to become Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://td.usembassy.gov/ambassador-geeta-pasi-named-to-senior-position-at-the-department-of-state-in-washington-d-c/ |title=Ambassador Geeta Pasi Named to Senior Position at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. &#124; U.S. Embassy in Chad |access-date=2018-09-28 |archive-date=2018-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000435/https://td.usembassy.gov/ambassador-geeta-pasi-named-to-senior-position-at-the-department-of-state-in-washington-d-c/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://td.usembassy.gov/ambassador-pasi-highlights-u-s-engagement-in-chad-in-farewell-address/ |title=Ambassador Pasi Highlights U.S. Engagement in Chad in Farewell Address &#124; U.S. Embassy in Chad |access-date=2018-09-28 |archive-date=2018-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929010356/https://td.usembassy.gov/ambassador-pasi-highlights-u-s-engagement-in-chad-in-farewell-address/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On March 5, 2021, Ambassador Geeta Pasi presented her credentials to President Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tadias.com/03/10/2021/update-new-u-s-ambassador-to-ethiopia-ms-geeta-pasi-visits-tigray/ |title=UPDATE: New U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Ms. Geeta Pasi Visits Tigray |date=March 10, 2021 |magazine=Tadias Magazine |access-date=March 13, 2021}}</ref>

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

== Education == Pasi was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1984 and completed a Master of Arts at New York University in 1986.<ref name="Department of State - Ambassador Geeta Pasi"/>

== State Department career == Pasi was appointed ambassador to Djibouti by United States President Barack Obama in 2011.<ref name="ToI - 06Apr2011 - Obama names Geeta Pasi as US envoy to Djibouti">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-06/news/29387962_1_embassy-officer-djibouti|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103091609/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-06/news/29387962_1_embassy-officer-djibouti|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 3, 2013|title=Obama names Geeta Pasi as US envoy to Djibouti|date=April 6, 2011|work=The Times of India|publisher=The Times Group|access-date=September 24, 2012}}</ref>

She had previously held a number of diplomatic positions including deputy ''Chef de mission'' at the United States embassy in Bangladesh from 2006 to 2009.<ref name="ToI - 06Apr2011 - Obama names Geeta Pasi as US envoy to Djibouti"/>

On June 15, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Pasi to be the next United States Ambassador to Ethiopia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-individuals-key-administration-posts-31/|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts – The White House|website=trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov}}</ref> On June 18, 2020, her nomination was sent to the Senate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/eight-nominations-sent-senate-4/|title=Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate – The White House|website=trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov}}</ref> She appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on December 2 and was confirmed by voice vote of the full Senate in the early morning hours of December 22, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/2025 |title=PN2025 — Geeta Pasi — Department of State |website=U.S. Congress |date=22 December 2020 |access-date=December 22, 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life== Pasi speaks French, German, Hindi, Romanian, and Russian.<ref>{{cite web |title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts |url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-individuals-key-administration-posts-31/ |website=The White House |access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

{{s-start}} {{s-dip}} {{s-bef|before=James C. Swan}} {{s-ttl|title=United States Ambassador to Djibouti|years=2011–2014}} {{s-aft|after=Thomas P. Kelly III}} |- {{s-bef|before=James Knight}} {{s-ttl|title=United States Ambassador to Chad|years=2016–2019}} {{s-aft|after=Richard K. Bell}} |- {{s-bef|before=Michael A. Raynor}} {{s-ttl|title=United States Ambassador to Ethiopia|years=2021–2022}} {{s-aft|after=Ervin Jose Massinga}} {{s-end}}

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