Julie Marie Pace (born March 16, 1982) is an American journalist from Buffalo, New York.

Pace's mother is a supervisor of radiology at D.I.A./Invision Health of Williamsville, New York State.

One of her major acts as bureau chief was the expansion of the fact-checking division, as well as publishing explanatory articles on how the A.P.

[5] She is succeeding Sally Buzbee, who in May was named as the first woman executive editor of The Washington Post.

[6] Pace is the third consecutive female executive editor of the Associated Press, following Buzbee and Kathleen Carroll, who held the role from 2002 to 2016.