KARACHI – Grace W. Shelton assumed charge as the new US Consul General in Karachi on Thursday.
Prior to her arrival in Karachi, Shelton completed her Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University. She was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina.
A career diplomat in the United States Foreign Service, she most recently served as the Director of the Office of Central Asian Affairs in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, read the statement issued by US Consulate, Karachi.
According to the statement, Ms Shelton also served as the Consul General at the US Consulate General in Hamilton, Bermuda. Her other previous assignments include Slovenia, Nepal, Belarus, Malaysia and Washington DC.
Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Ms Shelton was an attorney with Bouhan, Williams & Levy in Savannah, Georgia and a law clerk to the Honorable Duross Fitzpatrick, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia.
