Donald Blome
Donald Armin Blome is an American diplomat who is currently serving as the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research since February, 2025. He previously served as the United States ambassador to Pakistan. He also served as the United States ambassador to Tunisia from 2019 to 2022.
Early life and education
Blome received a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan.Career
Prior to joining the government, Blome worked as an attorney in Chicago, Illinois.Blome is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor; he has served since 1993. He previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia. Prior to that, he served as Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the Libya External Office in Tunis, Tunisia. He also served as Consul General at the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, and Director, Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Blome served as Political Counselor, Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan and as Minister-Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. Before this, Blome served as the Civilian Co-Director, Multinational Force Strategic Engagement Cell, Baghdad, Political Counselor, Embassy Kuwait, and as Israel Desk Officer, Deputy Director and Acting Director, Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs.