Aizaz Chaudhry to assume charge as Pakistan’s ambassador to US today

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The newly appointed Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry has on Tuesday reached Washington. Former foreign secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry will today assume charge as Pakistan’s ambassador to the US. After taking oath, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry will be briefed in the consulate. Chaudhry, 58, is a career Foreign Service Officer with over 36 years of bilateral and multilateral experience in the field of diplomacy. He was serving as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan since December 2013. Earlier he had served as the Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry. In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chaudhry had served as Additional Foreign Secretary for UN and Disarmament Affairs, and Director General for relations with South Asian countries, in which capacity he has remained closely associated with the peace process with India.