Shamila N. Chaudhary
Shamila Chaudhary 2023
Born
Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityAmerican
EducationAmerican University School of International Service, M.A.
University of Toledo, B.A.
OccupationNational security scholar
Years active1999-present
Known forForeign policy expert

Shamila N. Chaudhary is an America foreign policy expert[1] and academic who is the Senior South Asia Fellow at New America and Senior Advisor to Dean Vali Nasr at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.[2] She specializes in U.S. counterterrorism and national security issues, U.S.-Pakistan relations, Pakistan internal politics, and regional issues in South Asia.[3][4][5]

Public service career

Chaudhary worked on democracy and governance issues at the U.S. Agency for International Development from 2000-2004.[5] She then served on the State Department’s Pakistan Desk from 2007-2009 and covered economic, humanitarian response, and development issues on the Indonesia desk from 2004-2007. Chaudhary rose through the ranks at the State Department after impressing Secretary Hillary Clinton with her knowledge and outspoken nature during a briefing.[6]

Chaudhary then served as a member of the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff and as a senior adviser to Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, beginning in February 2009.[7]

From April 2010 until July 2011, she worked as Pakistan Director at the National Security Council.[4] After leaving government service, Chaudhary worked on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka at the political risk consulting firm Eurasia Group from 2011-2013.[8]

Writing

Chaudhary's writings cover United States foreign policy, counterterrorism, and national security issues in South Asia in addition to other diverse topics such as energy policy[9] and feminism & national identity.[10][11] She is a frequent contributor to Foreign Policy [12] and her work has also been featured in The Washington Post,[13] Current History,[14] The Daily Beast,[15] and the BBC.[16]

Chaudhary earned an M.A. in International Affairs from the American University School of International Service and a B.A. in English Literature and Women’s Studies from the University of Toledo.[17] She was a 1999 David L. Boren National Security Education Program (NSEP) Fellow and studied Urdu in Lahore, Pakistan as part of her fellowship.[1]

Chaudhary and her husband established the Chaudhary-Steinitz Research grant at University of Toledo to support undergraduate students studying issues related to Pakistan.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 Anderson, Stacey (2017-09-07). "Johns Hopkins SAIS names former White House and State Department official Shamila N. Chaudhary as Foreign Policy Institute Fellow". www.sais-jhu.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Shamila N. Chaudhary – Foreign Policy". Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  3. ↑ "The Boardroom - Philly". Philly.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  4. 1 2 "Names: State's Chaudhary to NSC". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  5. 1 2 "Shamila Chaudhary". New America. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  6. ↑ "Hillary Rodham Clinton widens her circle at the State Department". The Washington Post. 2010-03-11. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  7. ↑ "Lobby of one - The National Newspaper". 2009-07-26. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2018-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "Eurasia Group". 2012-10-23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2018-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "Iran to India Natural Gas Pipeline". 2001-06-24. Archived from the original on 2001-06-24. Retrieved 2018-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ Shamila N. Chaudhary, "Foreign Feminists: The Roles of Feminists and the Women's Movement in Pakistan” in New Perspectives on Pakistan: Visions for the Future, Oxford University Press, 2008.
  11. ↑ "Eurasia Group | Shamila N. Chaudhary, Former National Security Council Director for Pakistan and Afghanistan, joins Eurasia Group". www.eurasiagroup.net. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  12. ↑ "Shamila N. Chaudhary" Foreign Policy.
  13. ↑ "‘The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014’ by Carlotta Gall" Washington Post.
  14. ↑ "Perspective: In Pakistan, a New Focus for Counterterrorism" Current History.
  15. ↑ "Shamila N. Chaudhary" The Daily Beast.
  16. ↑ "Viewpoints: The impact of elections in Pakistan" BBC.
  17. ↑ "Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Shamila Chaudhary". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  18. ↑ "UT AWARDS FIRST CHAUDHARY-STEINITZ HONORS RESEARCH GRANT" University of Toledo.
  • Rob Asghar, "Pakistani-Americans: A Chance for "These People" to Make a Difference"
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