He is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (better known as Sciences Po) and the Fletcher School of Law and DiplomacyatTufts University.[1] He was also a Carnegie Foundation Fellow at the London School of Economics. He is the author of several important publications, on disarmament, on management, on multilateralism, on global economic issues, and on the technical aspects of informatics and information technology. He is an Honorary Visiting Professor at several universities in the United States, and a member of the board of trustees of Fairleigh Dickinson University. He has received numerous honors in Pakistan and in the other countries of his postings.[1]
During his decade-long assignment as ambassador and permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations,[1] he held many of the highest elective posts, as vice president of the General Assembly, president of the Economic and Social Council, chairman of the Consultations on the Role of NGOs at the United Nations, chairman of the Working Group on Informatics, chairman of the board of trustees of the United Nations Institute of Training and Research, and a member of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions. He was the chief negotiator of Pakistan in the Uruguay Round negotiations which led to the establishment of the World Trade Organization. He continues to be a senior fellow of the United Nations Institute of Training and Research. He is also the Founding President and CEO of The Ambassador's Club at the United Nations.[1]
