Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office September 15, 2021
President
Joe Biden
Preceded by
Alice G. Wells
United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
In office October 12, 2018 – September 14, 2021
President
Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by
Sheila Gwaltney
Succeeded by
Lesslie Viguerie
United States Ambassador to Albania
In office January 13, 2015 – September 19, 2018
President
Barack Obama Donald Trump
Preceded by
Alexander Arvizu
Succeeded by
Yuri Kim
Personal details
Born
1966 (age 57–58) Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Spouse
Ariel Ahart
Education
Princeton University (BA, MPA)
Donald Lu (born 1966)[1] is a United States diplomat serving as Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs since 2021. He previously served as both the United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan from 2018 to 2021 and the United States Ambassador to Albania from 2015 to 2018.
He is accused by the then Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan of threatening to overthrow Khan's government through a no-confidence vote and having sent a cryptic message to him through Pakistan's ambassador to the US Asad Majeed.[2][3][4][5] According to an alleged leaked Pakistani diplomatic cable obtained by The Intercept covering a March 7, 2022 meeting between Lu and Majeed, Lu stated that relations between the U.S. and Pakistan were already cooling because of Khan's "aggressively neutral" stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a recent visit of his to Moscow; Lu allegedly related that if there was no change in the Pakistani government's stance on Ukraine, it would likely become "isolated" from the U.S. and Western Europe, but that if Khan was removed in an upcoming no-confidence vote, the rift would be likely to heal quickly.[6][7][8]
^"Donald Lu (1966–)". history.state.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
^"Who is Donald Lu — US diplomat who allegedly 'threatened' Imran Khan?". Hindustan Times. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
^Hussain, Ryan Grim, Murtaza (2023-08-09). "Secret Pakistan Cable Documents U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan". The Intercept. Retrieved 2023-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"US warned Pakistan of isolation, encouraged it to remove Imran Khan as PM: Report". India Today. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
^"Purported Text of Secret Cable Shows US Ire at Imran Khan". VOA. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
^Hussain, Ryan Grim, Murtaza (2023-08-09). "Secret Pakistan Cable Documents U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan". The Intercept. Retrieved 2023-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"US warned Pakistan of isolation, encouraged it to remove Imran Khan as PM: Report". India Today. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
^"Purported Text of Secret Cable Shows US Ire at Imran Khan". VOA. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
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