Shamila N. Chaudhary

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

She worked on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka at the political risk consulting firm Eurasia Group from 2011-2013.[3] From April 2010 until July 2011, she served as Pakistan Director at the National Security Council.[4] to that she 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.[5][6] Chaudhary rose through the ranks at the State Department after impressing Secretary Hillary Clinton with her knowledge and outspoken nature during a briefing.[7]

Chaudhary's writings cover American foreign policy, counterterrorism, and national security issues in South Asia in addition to other diverse topics such as energy policy[8] and feminism & national identity.[9] She is a frequent contributor to Foreign Policy [10] and her work has also been featured in The Washington Post,[11] Current History,[12] The Daily Beast,[13] and the BBC.[14]

Chaudhary earned an M.A. in International Affairs from the American University’s School of International Service and a B.A. in English Literature and Women’s Studies from the University of Toledo. She was a 1999 David L. Boren National Security Education Program (NSEP) Fellow and studied Urdu in Lahore, Pakistan as part of her fellowship. Chaudhary and her husband established the Chaudhary-Steinitz Research grant at University of Toledo to support undergraduate students studying issues related to Pakistan.[15]

External links

Rob Asghar, "Pakistani-Americans: A Chance for "These People" to Make a Difference"

References

  1. ↑ Shamila Chaudhary New America.
  2. ↑ "Contact Us" Johns Hopkins.
  3. ↑ "SHAMILA N. CHAUDHARY, FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DIRECTOR FOR PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN, JOINS EURASIA GROUP" Eurasia Group.
  4. ↑ http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/04/26/names_state_s_chaudharv_from_state_to_to_nsc
  5. ↑ http://washingtonindependent.com/35483/holbrooke-emerges-as-power-center-at-state
  6. ↑ http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090724/REVIEW/707239974/1008
  7. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/10/AR2010031003440.html
  8. ↑ "Iran to India Natural Gas Pipeline" TED.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Shamila N. Chaudhary" Foreign Policy.
  11. ↑ "‘The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014’ by Carlotta Gall" Washington Post.
  12. ↑ "Perspective: In Pakistan, a New Focus for Counterterrorism" Current History.
  13. ↑ "Shamila N. Chaudhary" The Daily Beast.
  14. ↑ "Viewpoints: The impact of elections in Pakistan" BBC.
  15. ↑ "UT AWARDS FIRST CHAUDHARY-STEINITZ HONORS RESEARCH GRANT" University of Toledo.


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