Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad Saturday said that the United States has conveyed its ‘agre’ment’ to the appointment of Sardar Masood Khan as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the US.
Responding to media queries regarding Khan’s appointment, the spokesperson in a press release said that the official approval by the US government has been conveyed in this regard.
“Ambassador Masood Khan is a seasoned diplomat who has served Pakistan with distinction and honour. He would assume his responsibilities in Washington DC in due course of time,” he added.
The agrément for Khan’s appointment was sent to the State Department in November last year. The delay in the approval had stirred speculations that the US has reservations over his credentials.
Khan was appointed as the 27th president of Azad Kashmir by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in 2016. He was replaced by PTI’s Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary following the AJK elections in August, 2021.
He is a career diplomat who has served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in different capacities since 1980, before elevation as the AJK president.
He has also served as the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from August 2003 to March 2005.
He was also Pakistan’s Ambassador to China between September 2008 and September 2012 and Permanent Representative to the United Nations between October 11, 2012 and February 7, 2015.
