*New US ambassador Donald Blome is likely to arrive in Pakistan on May 23after the completion of the tenure of US Chargé d’ Affairs Angele Aggeler,citing sources. *
Diplomatic sources said that new US envoy Donald Blome will arrive inPakistan on May 23. Bloom had been appointed as the US envoy to Pakistan byPresident Joe Biden in October last year.
In September 2018, the United States (US) had appointed Paul Jones as theambassador to Pakistan. After the completion of Jones’ tenure, AngeleAggeler had been appointed as the US Chargé d’ Affairs.
During former premier Imran Khan’s tenure, the US president did not appointan ambassador to Pakistan. The appointment of the new ambassador wasapproved by the US Senate in March of this year.
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Earlier in the day, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has reiteratedto further strengthen Pak-US relations. He was talking to US Chargé d’Affaires Angele Aggeler, who paid a farewell call on him in Islamabad.
