Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli
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Institutions | Council on Foreign Relations United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies United States Department of State The White House |
Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli is an American
Academic career
Prior to her appointment, Tahir-Kheli was the Research Professor at
Tahir-Kheli was an alternate United States representative to the
India and Pakistan
Ambassador Tahir-Kheli has dedicated more than a dozen years to finding areas of agreement between India and Pakistan that could change their relationship to one of productive peace. Concerning that end, she was chair of the twelve member BALUSA Group meetings composed of senior Indian, Pakistani, and U.S. participants that is geared toward influencing policy toward cooperation. She has co-chaired an important study on "Water and Security in South Asia", and has been co-chair of an effort to promote India-Pakistan cooperation in the fields of energy and the environment.
In 2001, Tahir-Kheli headed the U.S. delegation to the Commission for Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. In March 2003, she became Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Democracy, Human Rights, and International Operations at the National Security Council, The White House.
Opposition to Donald Trump
In 2020, Tahir-Kheli, along with over 130 other former Republican national security officials, signed a statement that asserted that
Education
Ambassador Tahir-Kheli has an
Awards
- In 2005, Shirin Tahir-Kheli received the Carnegie Corporation of New York "Immigrants: The Pride of America" award for her contributions to public service.
- Named by Newsweek in 2011 as one of the "150 Women Who Shake the World".
- As a Carnegie Scholar, award for work on manuscript covering the 2003-2006 decision making at the White House on Democracy Promotion in the Muslim world, "Diplomacy Without Negotiation". Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2009-2011.
- 2016 Award by Carnegie for forthcoming work: "Before the Age of Prejudice: A Muslim Woman's White House Work for Three Presidents."
Bibliography
- India, Pakistan and the United States: Breaking with the Past. Council on Foreign Relations. 1977. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-87-6091999.
- The United States and Pakistan: The Evolution of an Influence Relationship. Prager. 1982. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-03050471-6.
- Manipulating Religion for Political Gain in Pakistan: Consequences for the U.S. and the Region. Johns Hopkins. SAIS. 2015.
Family and personal life
Tahir-Kheli is the daughter of Pakistani physicist
References
- ^ Ms. Shirin Tahir-Kheli: Her past, present & future -South Asia Analysis Group Archived 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Biography of Shirin Tahir-Kheli -- Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State," White House
- ^ "Former Republican National Security Officials for Biden". Defending Democracy Together. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
External links
- United States Department of State: Shirin Tahir-Kheli
- Foreign Policy Research Institute: August 2017. Track II Indo-Pakistani Diplomacy (1995-2003): The BALUSA Group