Pakistan appoints longtime career diplomat as ambassador to US
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Pakistani government says it has appointed a new ambassador to the United States.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday that Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani has been appointed as the new ambassador to Washington.
Jilani is a career diplomat who joined the foreign service in 1979. He'll replace Sherry Rehman who stepped down when the previous government was ousted following the May elections.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The ministry said Jilani will take up his new position in December.
He has previously served as Pakistan's ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union.