Ambassador Salman leaves Friday to join as FS
'Pakistan Times' Wire Service

BEIJING: Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Salman Bashir is leaving here Friday to take up his new responsibility as country’s Foreign Secretary. “I am going to Islamabad Friday to join as Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs”, he said here on Wednesday.

Born on March 4, 1952, Salman Bashir did his Master in History and LLB before joining Foreign Service of Pakistan in February 1976.

He has served at Foreign Ministry in various capacities that included Section Office (1976-1980), Director (1985-1987), Director General (1995-1999) and Additional Foreign Secretary (2003-2005).

His diplomatic assignments in Pakistan Missions abroad included: Geneva (1980-1984), OIC Secretariat Jeddah (1988-1995), Ambassador to Denmark and Lithuania (July 1999-2003).

Salman Bashir is serving as Pakistan Ambassador to China and Mongolia since 2005.

He is married and has two sons and a daughter.●