WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s newly appointed Ambassador Ali Jahangir Siddiqui to United States (US) on Friday presented his credentials to President Donald Trump.
Siddiqui during a visit to the White House on Friday, presented his documents to US President Trump, after which he will start working as a diplomat officially.
Siddiqui was appointed Pakistan’s Ambassador to US after Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry.
The newly appointed diplomat reached Washington on May 29 to assume office.
Siddiqui professionally an investment banking expert and former chairman of JS bank was appointed by the federal government and had earlier served as special assistant to Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi with the status of a minister.
The newly appointed Ambassador will be facing a plight of challenges due to the rising tensions between both the States owing to the recent travel restrictions.
Earlier President Trump had announced travel ban on Pakistani diplomats to which Pakistan had back fired and levied restrictions upon US diplomats to Pakistan.
The US State Department earlier had alleged the Pakistani government of mistreating US enoys in Pakistan, which were refuted by Pakistan’s Foreign Office.
Previously, US had announced to cut financial assistance to Pakistan under the new South Asia strategy as it wasn’t doing enough to eliminate terrorism and terrorist safe havens.
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