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Naela Chohan (Urdu: , alternative spelling ''Naila Chohan'') (born 6 May 1958 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani diplomat and Women's Rights advocate and artist. As a seasoned and veteran diplomat, Naela Chohan has assumed a leadership position in eight different Pakistani diplomatic missions on five different continents.〔(Determinants of Peace in South Asia - Ambassador Naela Chohan )〕〔(SBS Australia (Urdu Service) ) Message from Ambassador Chohan to the Pakistani Community in Australia〕 Naela Chohan is the current High Commissioner of Pakistan to Australia, where she has laid emphasis on bolstering bilateral ties, therein prioritizing the enhancement of trade, business, educational and economic relations.〔(Naela Chohan calls on the President of Pakistan )〕〔(A Conversation Between Hemispheres: Gender Equality Post-2015 Development Agenda - Naela Chohan ) Parliament of Australia - UN SDG Convention (English)〕 She has previously served as Pakistan's Secretary for the Middle East and Africa, prior to which she was the Ambassador of Pakistan to Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador, where she has been a vocal proponent of stronger ties between Pakistan and Latin America.〔(Roundable at the Institute for Regional Studies, Pakistan )〕〔(Naela Chohan for Enhancing Ties with Latin American Countries )〕 She is an alumnus of Quaid-e-Azam University and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Along with only a handful of other diplomats, Naela Chohan represents the first and senior-most cohort of women to rise to the highest echelon of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.〔(The Nation Daily ) Welcome to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the glass ceiling is gone〕 Canada's weekly foreign policy ''Embassy Magazine'' in January, 2008 described her by saying that "though slight in stature and soft in speech, Naela Chohan accounts for 50 per cent of the Pakistani foreign service's most potent power couple."〔(Embassy Magazine Canada ) Jeff Davis, Ottawa Canada. January, 2008.〕 She is responsible for several Pakistani landmarks including the Plaza de Pakistan in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Naela Chohan is a hyperpolyglot with demonstrable fluency in seven languages including Persian, French, and Spanish.〔(Determinants of Peace in South Asia - Ambassador Naela Chohan )〕〔(Visión Siete Interview #1 Naela Chohan Interview (Spanish) ) Naela Chohan Interview on Vision Siete Argentina (Spanish)〕 Naela Chohan was the first female foreign diplomat to serve in Iran following the 1979 Revolution. Beyond her diplomatic career, Ambassador Naela Chohan is a strong advocate of Women's Rights through the medium of visual arts, and exhibitions of her art have taken place on four continents.〔(Naela Chohan’s ‘Art from the Heart’ exhibition Launch with Laureen Harper ) Amna Hakim, Rothwell Gallery, Ottawa〕〔(Diplomat displays artwork at east-end gallery ) Laura Cummings, The Labradorian Newspaper, 2009"〕 Her most notable work is ''Souffrance'', which has been kept on permanent display at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris since 2002.〔(UNESCO Press Release - Bureau of Strategic Planning - Section for Women and Gender Equality (2002) )〕 ==Career== Naela Chohan is the current Ambassador of Pakistan to Australia, where she has laid emphasis on bolstering bilateral ties, therein prioritizing the enhancement of trade, business, educational and economic relations.〔()〕〔()〕 She assumed this office on 29 October 2014 at Government House, Canberra. In this capacity, she is also accredited to Pacific nations including Fiji,〔(Government of Fiji - Fijian President receives credentials from High Commissioner of Pakistan to Fiji, Madam Naela Chohan )〕 Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu, among others. Along with only a handful of other diplomats, Naela Chohan represents the first and senior-most cohort of women to rise to the highest echelon of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.〔(The Secretary or the Boss? Challenges facing Female Diplomats - AIIA Australia )〕 She has the honour as a woman of being the first female foreign diplomat to be received in Tehran by the Iranian government after the 1979 Revolution.〔(The Nation Daily ) Welcome to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the glass ceiling is gone〕 Canada's weekly foreign policy ''Embassy Magazine'' in January, 2008 described her by saying that "though slight in stature and soft in speech, Naela Chohan accounts for 50 per cent of the Pakistani foreign service's most potent power couple."〔(Canada's Embassy Magazine ) Jeff Davis, Ottawa Canada. January, 2008.〕 As a seasoned and veteran diplomat of Pakistan, Naela Chohan has completed eight different diplomatic missions on five different continents. Naela Chohan's diplomatic assignments have included Additional Secretary (AS) Middle East and Africa, the High Commission of Pakistan in Ottawa, the Pakistan delegation to United Nations General Assembly 41st (1987) Session and 42nd (1988) Session, and the Embassy of Pakistan in Tehran (1989–1993), and Kuala Lumpur (1997–2001). Naela Chohan is also committed to the prohibition of global Chemical Weapons, being the first civilian and woman to head the National Authority on the Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical weapons in Pakistan.〔MEETING OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND STOCKPILING OF BACTERIOLOGICAL (BIOLOGICAL) AND TOXIN WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION, Page 11 ()〕 In addition to her service as a career diplomat, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Employment Corporation of Pakistan and the Inter State Gas System Limited (Pvt); and a member of the Central Board of Film Censors(CBFC). She was also unanimously elected Chairperson of the Asia Pacific Development Center (APDC), Kuala Lumpur (1998–2000). Ambassador Chohan has been designated a ''Profesora Visitante'' at the School of Oriental Studies (''Escuela de los Estudios Orientales'') at the Universidad del Salvador.〔( La Embajadora de Pakistán dio una conferencia en la USAL )〕 In April, 2014, Naela Chohan assumed the position of Acting Foreign Secretary (A-FS) at the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, thereby becoming the first female Foreign Service Officer to hold this office. She subsequently reassumed this office in July, 2014. 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「Naela Chohan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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