Obama nominates career diplomat Richard Olson as Ambassador to Pakistan
President Barack Obama has nominated a career diplomat Richard G Olson as America's Ambassador to Pakistan, who until recently led economic development efforts at the US embassy in Kabul.
Afghanistan and Pakistan pose a major security threat to the United States, where Al-Qaeda and its affiliate terrorist groups are seeking to regain territorial control, President Barack Obama's nominee to be ambassador to Kabul said on Thurday.