Touqir Hussian

th7h@virginia.edu (Phone: (434)

Touqir Hussain is a former senior diplomat from Pakistan,having served as Ambassador to Japan (1998-2003), Spain (1993-1995), and Brazil (1990-1993). He also held senior positions in the Pakistani Foreign Office, including that of Additional Foreign Secretary heading the bureaus of the Middle East and of the Americas and Europe. From 1996 to 1998, he was Diplomatic Adviser to the Prime Minister. He now lives in Washington, D.C. Since moving to the U.S., Ambassador Hussain has worked at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the George Washington University, conducting research on Islam, democracy, and extremism. He has written about two dozen op-ed pieces for American and Pakistani newspapers on these topics and security issues involving South Asia. Ambassador Hussain's writings can be accessed through his website at http://TouqirHussain.com.