The Foreign Service Academy ( ur, ) in

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is the training arm of 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 ...

. Since its establishment in September 1981, the academy has organized 49 courses of the

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out of which 20 courses included junior foreign service officers from other countries. The academy has also arranged for 21 special courses for mid-career foreign diplomats, the

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, African and other countries, special courses for Afghan diplomats, Iraqi diplomats, and mid-career officers in the Foreign Service of Pakistan. In 2015,

Tariq Fatemi Syed Tariq Fatemi ( ur, ; born 9 July 1944), is a Pakistani diplomat who is currently serving as the Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. He previously served as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States ...

, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, presided over the Graduation Ceremony of Foreign Service Officers at the Foreign Service Academy. He stated that the Foreign Service Academy's contributions to the country are very valuable.

Women participation

After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Begum Raana Liaquat Ali Khan became the first woman to represent Pakistan at the

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in 1952. As of 2007, 11 percent of the total officers serving at the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (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 resp ...

are women. Similarly Pakistan's Foreign Service Academy has been improving women's representation among its ranks.Pakistani women gaining prominence in diplomacy
Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 March 2007, Retrieved 24 April 2019

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