Name Nancy Powell | Succeeded by Richard Rahul Verma Role Ambassador | |
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Nancy Jo Powell
Nancy Jo Powell (born 1947, Cedar Falls, Iowa) was the United States Ambassador to India.
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Powell was Director General of the United States Foreign Service, a position she assumed after serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Nepal. Powell is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Ambassador Powell joined the United States Foreign Service in 1977, and has held assignments in Africa and South Asia.
On 31 March 2014, in the wake of the Devyani Khobragade diplomatic incident which severely deteriorated US-India relations, it was announced that Nancy Powell, then serving US Ambassador to India, would be retiring in May 2014, after 37 years of service with the US Department of State. Media reports alleged that Nancy Powell resignation was inevitable after the officials of the Government of India stopped accepting to meet her.
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Other overseas assignments have included Islamabad, Pakistan; Kathmandu, Nepal; and Ottawa, Canada; and previous Washington assignments were those of Nepal Desk Officer and Refugee Assistance Officer.