India, Nov. 10 -- US President Donald Trump has nominated Natalie A. Baker as the next US ambassador to Pakistan, marking the first nomination for a permanent envoy to Islamabad after a gap of nearly two years.

"Natalie Baker, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan," the White House said in a statement.

According to reports, the US administration has forwarded her nomination to the Senate for confirmation.

Who Is Natalie Baker?

Natalie A. Baker, a Minister-Counselor in the US Senior Foreign Service, assumed charge as Charge d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Islamabad in Jan...