Richard Olson to be new U.S. envoy to Pak

New York, June 2 (ANI): The United States is expected to name Richard Olson as the new ambassador to Pakistan, replacing Cameron Munter, who will be leaving shortly after two years on the job, U.S. officials have said.

Olson is an assistant ambassador at the American Embassy in Kabul, in charge of economic affairs and development, reports The Nation.

The U.S. State Department said last week that Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador in Kabul, would leave his post this summer for unspecified health reasons after serving there for less than a year. According to officials, a leading candidate to succeed him is James Cunningham, the deputy envoy in Kabul and a former United States ambassador to Israel. (ANI)