Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry is a Pakistani diplomat and Director General of Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad. He served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States and was succeeded by Ali Jehangir Siddiqui. Previously, he served as the

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

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Early life and education

Chaudhry was born on 27 February 1958. A graduate of PAF College Sargodha, Chaudhry holds a BS from University of the Punjab and

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in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at the Tufts University. Chaudhry was briefly diagnosed with cancer. He underwent treatment in the Netherlands,

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

Career

Choudhry joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1980. During his 34 years service, he worked on various assignments at home and abroad. He remained

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