KARACHI: Mark Stroh has assumed his role as the United States Consul General in Karachi, according to a statement issued on Wednesday.

A career member of the US Senior Foreign Service, CG Stroh most recently served in Washington, DC as acting assistant secretary and managing director for international media in the Bureau of Global Public Affairs.

Prior to that, he was the team leader of the Syria Transition Assistance Response Team (START).

This is his second tour to Pakistan. He served as the spokesperson for the US embassy in Islamabad during 2011-2012. His other overseas assignments include Kuwait City, Rio de Janeiro, Basra, Al-Hillah and Riyadh.

Published in Dawn, August 26th, 2021