Afghanistan, Aug. 21 -- Don Brown, a career diplomat and former deputy chief of mission, has been appointed U.S. Charge d'Affaires for Afghanistan, succeeding Karen Decker after her dedicated service.
The United States Embassy for Afghanistan, now operating from Doha, announced the appointment of Don Brown as Charge d'Affaires ad interim on Thursday, August 21. The embassy confirmed the transition in a statement posted on its official X account, writing: "We bid farewell to Charge d'Affaires Karen Decker, thanking her for her years of dedicated service and leadership to the U.S. Mission to Afghanistan. Join us in welcoming Don Brown as our new Charge d'Affaires (CDA), ad interim; CDA Brown has served as Deputy Chief of Mission since Novemb...