ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new ambassador to the US Ali Jehangir Siddiqui Fridaypresented his credentials to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office ofthe White House.link#_>
Cornell-educated, successful banker Ali Jehangir Siddiqui succeeds AizazAhmad Chaudhry, who was a career diplomat, as Pakistan’s 28th Ambassador tothe United States. Siddiqui presented his credentials to Trump during aceremony in the Oval Office which included envoys from seven othercountries.
They are Virachai Plasai from Thailand, Ngote Gali Koutou from Chad,Sankatana Gabriel Maja from Lesotho, Mahamadou Nimaga from Mali, CristinaBalan from Moldova, Momar Diop from Senegal and Emily Margarethe Haber fromGermany.
In his welcome message on the embassy website, Siddiqui said that there wasa great deal of promise and potential in Pakistan-US relations. “I havetaken this challenging responsibility with full confidence that we canaccomplish great things together,” he said.