Pakistan Ambassador to the United States
- Pakistan Ambassador to the United States
Pakistani Embassy in the United States was built in Washington, D.C. in 28 August, 1947, when Pakistan attained independence from Great Britain and separated from India to form the "Dominion of Pakistan". From the onset, Pakistan adopted a pro-American policy with relations taking an upturn in 1954 when Pakistan signed the defense pacts with the United States, first the SEATO and then CENTO in 1955. The relations were soured because of subsequent Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971, but again blossomed due to 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the ensuing covert war of 1980-88. The alleged nuclear program of the country led the US to impose sanctions on Pakistan and the relations deteriorated, but the War on Terrorism again placed Pakistan in the good books of America, and the relations improved.
Therefore, the Pakistani ambassadors to the US were not only the top-notch officers of Pakistan Civil Services, but also political appointees of respective governments of the time. Some of these ambassadors later rose to the posts of Foreign Minister of Pakistan and Finance Minister of Pakistan, while one of them, Muhammad Ali Bogra, became the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The current ambassador is Husain Haqqani who took charge as the 20th ambassador of Pakistan on 26 May, 2008 succeeding Mahmud Ali Durrani who proceeded as the National Security Adviser to the Government of Pakistan. Two ambassadors who were sent to the United States but recalled without their having presented their credentials were Akram Zaki and Tariq Fatemi, both foreign service men. [ Khalid Hasan, [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008
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