Jauhar Saleem
Jauhar Saleem is a Pakistani career diplomat known for soft diplomacy. He is currently serving as Pakistan's Ambassador to Italy since April 2020.
Early life
Jauhar Saleem, a career diplomat of Foreign Service of Pakistan(FSP) born on 10 April 1963. His hometown is Lahore,Pakistan.
Education
Jauhar Saleem was educated at GCU Lahore, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University and Georgetown University.
Career
Saleem has served at various assignments in the Pakistan Foreign Office as well as Pakistan's diplomatic missions abroad, including Brazil, Turkey, USA and Croatia. Prior to his appointment as ambassador in 2007, he was also the Director General for Europe and Eurasia in the Foreign Office, Islamabad.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Saleem was ambassador of Pakistan to Bosnia & Herzegovina from 2008 to 2011 .
Bahrain
Saleem served as the Ambassador at the Embassy of Pakistan in Bahrain from 2011 to 2014.
Foreign Office Islamabad
Saleem served as Additional Foreign Secretary (Administration) and Director-General Foreign Service Academy Islamabad.
Germany
He was appointed as Pakistan's Ambassador to Germany in October 2015 and served there from 2016 to 2020.
Italy
In December 2019, he was appointed as Pakistan's Ambassador to Italy and took charge in April 2020.