Patricia A. Lacina

Patricia A. Lacina is an American diplomat who served as chargé d'affaires to India (2021–2022), consul-general at the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany (2018–2021), principal deputy executive secretary in the office of the Secretary of State (2015–2017), and deputy chief information officer for business management and planning and chief knowledge officer (2013–2015).

Early life and education Lacina was born in May 1960. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in special education and Spanish from the University of Northern Iowa. She earned a Master of Arts in international affairs from California State University at Sacramento. She is married to Carlos Zapata, with whom she has a daughter who lives in New York City.

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Lacina lauded the establishment of India's first clinics for the trans and queer community. They were funded by the U.S.