From 2010 to 2012, Tom Niblock served his first tour as a Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China. Before joining the Foreign Service, he earned a masters degree at Princeton University. He is a native Iowan who grew up in three small towns across the state and attended The University of Iowa. He also served at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, and currently lives in Washington D.C.