Ambassador Syed Ishtiaq Hussain Andrabi



Ambassador Syed Ishtiaq Hussain Andrabi

|A career diplomat from the Foreign Service of Pakistan, with over 29 years of service in Pakistan’s Missions abroad as well as in the|

|Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad. |

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|Appointed as Ambassador of Pakistan to Norway, concurrently accredited to Iceland, in October 2011. Has previously served as |

|Ambassador Of Pakistan to Argentina, with concurrent accreditation to Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay, from 2006 to 2009. |

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|Has served as Additional Foreign Secretary (Europe) in 2009, responsible for Pakistan’s bilateral relations with the countries of |

|Europe and for multilateral engagements with European Union, NATO and the Commonwealth. As Additional Foreign Secretary |

|(Administration) in 20010-11, was in charge of human, financial and material resources of the Ministry. |

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|Appointments abroad included Counsellor at Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations at New York from 2001 to 2004, where he|

|represented Pakistan in the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly and Commission on Human Rights, Committee on Social |

|Development, Committee on Status of Women, and NGO Committee, and participated in inter-governmental negotiations and debates on |

|issues of human rights, social development, humanitarian affairs and cultural matters. |

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|Besides United Nations meetings, has attended several international and regional meetings including Commonwealth Head of Government |

|Meetings, Organization of Islamic Conference Summits and Islamic Foreign Ministers Conferences. |

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|Also served as Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan at Colombo (2004-05), Deputy Head of Mission at Beirut (1996-98), Consul of |

|Pakistan at Manchester (1992-95) and Third/Second Secretary Pakistan Embassy in Doha (1985-89). |

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|Holds Masters Degree in Political Science from Punjab University, Lahore and Diploma in Arabic Language and Middle Eastern Studies |

|from American University Cairo (Egypt). Has also attended senior level management public policy courses. |

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|Married, and has a daughter and a son. |

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