Anne W. Patterson

Anne Woods Patterson
Official portrait, 2011
23rd Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
In office December 23, 2013 – January 6, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Gerald M. Feierstein
Preceded by	Jeffrey D. Feltman
Succeeded by	David Schenker
United States Ambassador to Egypt
In office August 18, 2011 – August 31, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Margaret Scobey
Succeeded by	Robert S. Beecroft
United States Ambassador to Pakistan
In office July 31, 2007 – September 5, 2010
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by	Ryan Crocker
Succeeded by	Cameron Munter
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Acting)
In office January 20, 2005 – August 2, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	John Danforth
Succeeded by	John R. Bolton
Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
In office November 28, 2005 – June 22, 2007
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Robert B. Charles
Succeeded by	David T. Johnson
Inspector General of the Department of State (Acting)
In office September 28, 2003 – August 3, 2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Anne Sigmund (Acting)
Succeeded by	John E. Lange (Acting)
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office August 24, 2000 – June 11, 2003
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	Curtis Warren Kamman
Succeeded by	William Braucher Wood
United States Ambassador to El Salvador
In office May 16, 1997 – July 15, 2000
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Alan H. Flanigan
Succeeded by	Rose M. Likins
Personal details
Born	Anne Woods (1949-10-04) October 4, 1949 (age 74) Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
Spouse	David Patterson
Children	2
Education	Wellesley College (BA) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Anne Woods Patterson (born 1949) is an American diplomat and career Foreign Service Officer. She served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs from 2013 to 2017. She previously served as United States Ambassador to Egypt until 2013 and as United States Ambassador to Pakistan from July 2007 to October 2010.^[1]