The Author

Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry is presently serving as Chairman of Sanober Institute Islamabad, an independent voice on global and strategic issues of relevance for Pakistan and the region.

He has a 37-year long career in the Foreign Service of Pakistan, rising to the rank of the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Chaudhry’s last diplomatic assignment was as Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States of America. Earlier, he served as Ambassador of Pakistan to the Netherlands, Foreign Office Spokesman, Additional Secretary for UN and disarmament, Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York, Director General for South Asia, and Director at the Tehran-based ECO.

He started his diplomatic career with postings in the Middle East: Cairo, Doha, and Tehran. Later in his career, he remained closely associated with the India-Pakistan peace process as well as relations with the United States.

After retirement, he served as the Director General of the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad for over four years. During this term, he oversaw the organization of conferences, roundtables, and symposia on subjects of global contestations and their impact on Pakistan.

Ambassador Chaudhry has authored the following three books and numerous research articles published at home and abroad:
1. ‘Pakistan Mirrored to Dutch Eyes’ – An experiment in public diplomacy.
2. ‘Diplomatic Footprints’ – A Memoir.
3. ‘Headwinds and Horizons’ – Pakistan and the Evolving World Order.

Ambassador Chaudhry holds a Master’s degree in international relations from Tufts University, Massachusetts, and a First Class First Bachelor of Science from Punjab University, Lahore.