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Pakistan Ambassador to the United States is in charge of the Pakistan Embassy, Washington, D.C., Pakistan's diplomatic mission to the United States. The official title is Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the United States of America. H.E. Jalil Abbas Jilani is the current ambassador to the United States. A career diplomat, he assumed his office in December 2013. Previously he was serving as the Foreign Secretary. ==History== The embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C. was built 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 the 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 last ambassador was Sherry Rehman (resigned May 2013), who took charge as the 21st ambassador to Pakistan on 23 November 2011, succeeding Husain Haqqani, who was removed from office following Pakistan's memogate scandal. 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, ("Ambassadors: a passing show" ) ''Daily Times'', 1 June 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pakistan Ambassador to the United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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