Pakistani-American Salman Ahmed joins Joe Biden s foreign policy team
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Sun, Jan 17, 2021
United States President-elect Joe Biden has named another Pakistani-American in his administration, The Washington Post reported.
Pakistani-American Salman Ahmed has been inducted in Biden s foreign policy team as a director of policy planning that the US State Department.
He has served as the head of strategic planning in Barrack Obama s National Security Council. Prior to that, he served as the chief of staff of the US Mission to the United Nations and a senior policy advisor to the US Permanent Representative to the UN.
Ahmed is the Pakistan-American to be a part of the Biden administration after Ali Zaidi was appointed climate advisor last month.
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