| Mark Andrew Pekala | |
| Office: | United States Ambassador to Latvia |
| President: | Barack Obama |
| Term Start: | July 10, 2012 |
| Term End: | July 29, 2015 |
| Predecessor: | Judith G. Garber |
| Successor: | Nancy Pettit |
| Birth Date: | 21 August 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Michigan |
| Spouse: | Maria Rosaria Pekala |
| Alma Mater: | University of Michigan Columbia University (master's degree in international affairs and Master of Philosophy degree in political science) |
Mark Andrew Pekala[1] (born August 21, 1959) is a career foreign service officer who served as United States Ambassador to Latvia from 2012 to 2014, succeeding Judith G. Garber and being succeeded by Nancy Pettit.[2] [3]
He's been married to fellow career diplomat Maria Rosaria Pekala (born Alongi) since 2000. He speaks French, Estonian, Polish and Russian.