title: Mark A. Pekala
text: # Mark A. Pekala
  
  Mark Andrew Pekala (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.
  
  He's been married with fellow career diplomat Maria Rosaria Pekala (born Alongi) since 2000. He speaks French, Estonian, Polish and Russian.
  
  