Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry is a Pakistani diplomat and Director General of

Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI), () is a strategic studies think tank based in Islamabad, Pakistan established in 1973. It is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Its most famous member is the nationalis ...

. He served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States and was succeeded by

Ali Jehangir Siddiqui Ali Jehangir Siddiqui ( ur, ; born 5 December 1976) is a Pakistani diplomat and entrepreneur. He has served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan with the status of Minister ...

. Previously, he served as the Foreign Secretary of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

, as the Pakistan's Ambassador to the Netherlands and the spokesperson of the Foreign Office.

Early life and education

Chaudhry was born on 27 February 1958. A graduate of PAF College

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, Chaudhry holds a BS from

University of the Punjab The University of the Punjab (Urdu, pnb, ), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public, research, coeducational higher education institution located in Lahore, Pakistan. Punjab University is the oldest public university in Pakistan. ...

and M.A in International Relations from the

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at the

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. Chaudhry was briefly diagnosed with

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. He underwent treatment in the

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, New York and

, and recovered in 2016. Chaudhry is married, and has three children.

Career

Choudhry joined the

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in 1980. During his 34 years service, he worked on various assignments at home and abroad. He remained Ambassador of

to the Netherlands from 2009 to 2012. His other assignments are: * Represented Pakistan in the United Nations for over six years. * As Pakistan's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York. * Served as Political Counsellor in

Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C. The Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the United States. It is located at 3517 International Court, Northwest, Washington, D.C., 20008 (zip code in the US) in the Cleveland Park ...

(1999-2000). * Served as Third/Second Secretary Pakistan Embassy in

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(1984–87). *Served as additional foreign secretary of UN and disarmament affairs. *Served as the director general of relations with South Asian countries. He served as the spokesperson of the foreign ministry of Pakistan from March 2013 until December 2013. In December 2013, while he was working as the Acting Foreign Secretary, he was promoted to Grade 22. He served as the foreign secretary of Pakistan from 18 December 2013 until February 2017. In February 2017, he was appointed as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States.

Book

*''Pakistan Mirrored to Dutch Eyes'' () published by Sangemeel publications.

References

1958 births Living people Ambassadors of Pakistan to the Netherlands Foreign Secretaries of Pakistan The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni University of the Punjab alumni Pakistani expatriates in Qatar Ambassadors of Pakistan to the United States {{Pakistan-diplomat-stub