Ambassador Amna Baloch appointed as foreign secretary

• Baloch served as HC in Malaysia, Consul General at Chengdu, China.
• Current Foreign Secretary Cyrus Sajjad Qazi to retire on Sept 10.
• Qazi appointed as member of Federal Public Service Commission.

ISLAMABAD: A Grade-22 officer of the Foreign Service of Pakistan, Amna Baloch, has been appointed as foreign secretary of Pakistan and will take charge of her office on September 11.

Baloch is currently serving as Pakistan's Ambassador to European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg.

The current Foreign Secretary Muhammad Cyrus Sajjad Qazi is retiring on September 10. Cyrus Sajjad has been appointed as a member of Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), according to The News.

Before joining as Pakistan’s ambassador to EU, Baloch was serving as high commissioner of Pakistan in Malaysia.

Ambassador Baloch received a master’s degree in history and joined the Pakistan Foreign Service in 1991.

She has served on various important assignments at the headquarters and missions abroad during her career including Consul General of Pakistan at Chengdu, China; Minister Counsellor at Colombo, Sri Lanka; Joint Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office and Additional Secretary in the Foreign Minister’s office.

Ambassador Baloch is married and has two daughters.