Mark A. Pekala

{{Short description|American diplomat (born 1959)}}

{{BLP sources|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mark Andrew Pekala

| image = Ambassador Mark Pekala.jpg

| 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 = {{birth date and age|1959|08|21}}

| birth_place = Michigan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| 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)

| religion =

}}

Mark Andrew Pekala{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/16/style/weddings-maria-alongi-mark-pekala.html|title=WEDDINGS; Maria Alongi, Mark Pekala|date=16 January 2000|newspaper=The New York Times|accessdate=2018-07-10}} (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.[http://thepolitic.org/an-interview-with-mark-pekala-u-s-ambassador-to-latvia/ An Interview with Mark Pekala, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia]{{Cite web|url=http://www.allgov.com/news?news=844261|title=Ambassador to Latvia: Who Is Mark Pekala?|website=AllGov|access-date=2019-05-20}}

He's been married to fellow career diplomat Maria Rosaria Pekala (born Alongi) since 2000. He speaks French, Estonian, Polish and Russian.