Shamila N. Chaudhary

Shamila N. Chaudhary
Shamila Chaudhary 2023
Born
Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityAmerican
EducationAmerican University School of International Service, MA
University of Toledo, BA
OccupationNational security scholar
Years active1999–present
Known forForeign policy expert

Shamila N. Chaudhary is an American 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

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Chaudhary worked on democracy and governance issues at the U.S. Agency for International Development from 2000 until 2004.[5] She then served on the State Department’s Pakistan desk from 2007 until 2009 and covered economic, humanitarian response, and development issues on the Indonesia desk between 2004 and 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 until 2013.[8]

Writing

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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, and 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 MA in international affairs from the American University School of International Service and a BA 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

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  1. ^ a b 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.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "The Boardroom - Philly". Philly.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  4. ^ a b "Names: State's Chaudhary to NSC". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  5. ^ a b "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.
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  • Rob Asghar, "Pakistani-Americans: A Chance for "These People" to Make a Difference"[1]
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