Elizabeth Jones as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at US Embassy New Delhi

Elizabeth Jones as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at US Embassy New Delhi: The US administration has named a senior US diplomat, Elizabeth Jones (74) as the next Charge d’Affaires ad interim in New Delhi.

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Ambassador Elizabeth Jones will be departing for New Delhi to serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim.  She recently served as the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts.  She had worked on NATO’s role in Europe vis-a-vis Russia as the US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia. Ambassador Jones carries the highest Foreign Service rank of Career Ambassador. Currently, Patricia A Lacina is the Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, who assumed charge on September 9, 2021.

About Elizabeth Jones:

Elizabeth Jones, 74, is the sixth interim US envoy in the last 21 months (since January 2021) asked to step in for the job, which is considered a placeholder until a full-time Ambassador is confirmed by the US Congress. During the Obama administration, Jones had served as Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan and Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. In October 2021, she was appointed as Coordinator for Afghan relocation efforts.