US diplomat Donald Lu has served in US consulate Peshawar and is affluent in Urdu language: report

US diplomat Donald Lu has served in US consulate Peshawar and is affluent in Urdu language: report

US diplomat Donald Lu who had threatened Pakistani Ambassador served as a Political Officer at the US Consulate in Peshawar from 1992 to 1994 and is fluent in Urdu.

He is considered a senior diplomat for South Asian affairs. According to the US State Department website, Donald Lu became Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs on September 15, 2021.

Prior to this assignment, he served as US Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic from 2018 to 2021 and to Albania. Prior to his posting in Albania, Assistant Secretary-General Lou served as Deputy Coordinator for Ebola Response at the State Department on the Ebola Crisis in West Africa.

Donald Lu is a Foreign Service officer who has served the US government for over 30 years. He has served as the Deputy Chief of Mission in India.