# Geeta Pasi

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{{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](/source/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](/source/Michael_A._Raynor) 
|successor = [Ervin Jose Massinga](/source/Ervin_Jose_Massinga)
|office1      = [Deputy Assistant Secretary<br />(African Affairs)](/source/Bureau_of_African_Affairs)
|president1   = [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump) 
|term_start1  = October 22, 2018
|term_end1    = January 2021
|predecessor1 = [Stephanie S. Sullivan](/source/Stephanie_S._Sullivan)
|successor1   = [Robert F. Godec](/source/Robert_F._Godec)
|office2       = [United States Ambassador to Chad](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Chad)
|president2    = [Barack Obama](/source/Barack_Obama)<br />Donald Trump
|term_start2   = September 9, 2016
|term_end2     = September 20, 2018
|predecessor2  = [James Knight](/source/James_Knight_(Ambassador))
|successor2    = [Alexander M. Laskaris](/source/Alexander_M._Laskaris)
|office3      = [United States Ambassador to Djibouti](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Djibouti)
|president3   = Barack Obama
|term_start3  = 2011
|term_end3    = 2014
|predecessor3 = [James C. Swan](/source/James_C._Swan)
|successor3   = [Thomas P. Kelly III](/source/Thomas_P._Kelly_III)
|birth_date   = {{birth year and age|1962}}
|birth_place  = [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), U.S.
|death_date   = 
|death_place  = 
|spouse       = 
|alma_mater   = [Duke University](/source/Duke_University) ([B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))<br />[New York University](/source/New_York_University) ([M.A.](/source/Master_of_Arts))
}}

'''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](/source/American_people) [diplomat](/source/diplomat). She was the American [ambassador](/source/ambassador) to [Djibouti](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree from [Duke University](/source/Duke_University) in 1984 and completed a [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts) at [New York University](/source/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](/source/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](/source/The_Times_of_India)|publisher=[The Times Group](/source/The_Times_Group)|access-date=September 24, 2012}}</ref>

She had previously held a number of diplomatic positions including deputy ''[Chef de mission](/source/Chef_de_mission)'' at the United States embassy in [Bangladesh](/source/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](/source/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](/source/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations) 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](/source/French_language), [German](/source/German_language), [Hindi](/source/Hindi), [Romanian](/source/Romanian_language), and [Russian](/source/Russian_language).<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==
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{{s-ttl|title=[United States Ambassador to Djibouti](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Djibouti)|years=2011–2014}}
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{{s-bef|before=[James Knight](/source/James_Knight_(diplomat))}}
{{s-ttl|title=[United States Ambassador to Chad](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Chad)|years=2016–2019}}
{{s-aft|after=[Richard K. Bell](/source/Richard_K._Bell)}}
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{{s-bef|before=[Michael A. Raynor](/source/Michael_A._Raynor)}}
{{s-ttl|title=[United States Ambassador to Ethiopia](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Ethiopia)|years=2021–2022}}
{{s-aft|after=[Ervin Jose Massinga](/source/Ervin_Jose_Massinga)}}
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