Patricia M. Haslach was named U.S. Ambassador to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in June 2007. Prior to this, she served as U.S. Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Ms. Haslach previously served as the Director of the Office for Afghanistan, overseeing a multi-billion-dollar reconstruction program, and as Economic Counselor in Islamabad, Pakistan. Other foreign assignments have included service as the Agricultural Attaché in New Delhi, India; Political Officer in the U.S. Mission to the European Union; and Resource Officer in Lagos, Nigeria, and Jakarta, Indonesia. Ms. Haslach is a recipient of the Sinclair Language Award, the Herbert Salzman Award for Excellence in International Economic Performance and the Director General’s Award for Impact and Originality in Reporting. A native of Oregon, Ms. Haslach earned her BA in political science from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington and an MA in international affairs and a certificate on Western Europe from Columbia University. She speaks French, Italian and Indonesian.