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Mumtaz Zahra Baloch is a Pakistani diplomat currently serving as Spokesperson and Additional Foreign Secretary (Strategic Communication Division and Public Diplomacy) in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( ur, , ''Wazarat-e-Kharja'', abbreviated as MoFA) is a ministry of the Government of Pakistan tasked in managing Pakistan's diplomatic and consular relations as well as its foreign policy. The MOFA is also res ...
. Baloch has held various diplomatic positions including Ambassador of Pakistan to Korea, Minister/Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan in China, and Counselor for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C.


Education

Baloch holds a master's degree in physics 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. ...
, a Master's in International Relations from
Fletcher School at Tufts University The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is the graduate school of international affairs of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. Fletcher is one of America's oldest graduate schools of international relations and is well-ranked in its m ...
in the US, and a degree from École nationale d'administration, France.


Diplomatic career

Baloch served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to Korea from 2020 to 2021. Before her current role, she served as the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan in China from 2015 to 2020. She also held the position of Political Affairs at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C. from 2006 to 2011. Earlier in her career, from 1999 to 2002, she was the Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the
United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...
in Geneva.


Work in Foreign Ministry

Within the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...
, Baloch held the positions of Director for the United States, Director for the Security Council and Human Rights, and Director of Strategic Planning in the Office of the Secretary of State. In the years 2014–2015, she took on the role of Director (Academic Programme) and subsequently served as the Director General of the Foreign Service Academy in Islamabad. In November 2022, Baloch was appointed spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, replacing Asim Iftikhar.


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