Nancy Jo Powell

Nancy Jo Powell (born 1947, Cedar Falls, Iowa) was the United States Ambassador to India from April 2012 to May 2014.

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. Powell joined the United States Foreign Service in 1977, and has held assignments in Africa and South Asia.

Media reports conjectured that Powell's resignation was inevitable after the officials of the Government of India stopped accepting to meet her, following the Devyani Khobragade incident.

Previous positions
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.
 * United States Ambassador to India, 2012-2014
 * Director General of the United States Foreign Service, 2009-2012
 * Ambassador to Nepal, July 16, 2007 – 2009
 * National Intelligence Officer for South Asia, National Intelligence Council, 2006–2007
 * Senior Coordinator for Avian Influenza and Infectious Diseases, 2006 (?)
 * Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, March 14 – November 25, 2005
 * Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, November 2004 – March 2005
 * Ambassador to Pakistan, August 9, 2002 – October 2004
 * Ambassador to Ghana, August 14, 2001 – May 2002
 * Acting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, January 2001 – June 2001
 * Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, July 1999 – January 2001
 * Ambassador to Uganda, 1997–1999
 * Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1995–1997
 * Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India, 1993–1995
 * Consul General in Calcutta, India, 1992–1993
 * Deputy Chief of Mission in Lome, Togo, 1990–1992