The United States Thursday said that it plans to appoint Senior Foreign Service member Nancy J. Powell as its new ambassador to Nepal.
The outgoing ambassador James F Moriarty's tenure ends on July 15.
Issuing a press release today, the US Embassy said that US President George W. Bush intends to nominate Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Nepal.
According to the release, Powell--a career member of the Senior Foreign Service--is currently serving as the National Intelligence Officer for South Asia at the National Intelligence Council.
"Prior to this, she served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the Department of State," the statement said.
Powell, who has served as US ambassador to Pakistan, Ghana and Uganda earlier in her career, received her bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa.
It is said that she likes to put her priorities in a very strong manner.
