Aizaz Chaudhry appointed Ambassador to United States
Aizaz Chaudhry will assume his post in United States in March
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry has been appointed as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States on Wednesday.
“Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry is a career Foreign Service Officer with over 36 years of bilateral and multilateral experience in the field of diplomacy. Presently, he is serving as Foreign Secretary of Pakistan since December 2013. Earlier he served as the Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry,” a press release of the ministry stated.
In the ministry, Ambassador Aizaz has served as the Additional Foreign Secretary for UN and Disarmament Affairs, and Director General for relations with South Asian countries. As the Director General, the envoy to US has closely been involved in peace process with India.
“Overseas, he served as Ambassador of Pakistan to the Netherlands, where he engaged in active public diplomacy in cooperation with Pakistani community to win friends for Pakistan. He also authored a book "Pakistan mirrored to Dutch eyes" published by Sangemeel publications,” the statement added.
In his other overseas assignments, Ambassador Chaudhry served as Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York, Chef de Cabinet to the Secretary General of ECO in Tehran, and Pakistan Embassies in Washington, Doha and Cairo.
Aizaz Chaudhry will assume his post in United States in March.
