Riaz Mohammad Khan
Former Pakistan Scholar
Term
December 31, 2008 — August 1, 2009
Professional affiliation
Former Pakistani foreign secretary
Wilson Center Projects
"The Conflict in Afghanistan and its Regional and International Implications"
Full Biography
Riaz Mohammad Khan was the Wilson Center’s Pakistan Scholar in 2009. Previously, he spent nearly four decades in Pakistan’s diplomatic service, where his last positions were foreign secretary (2005-08) and ambassador to China (2002-05). He also held posts dealing with Europe, Central Asia, Afghanistan, arms control, and disarmament. He is the author of Untying the Afghan Knot: Negotiating Soviet Withdrawal, written while he was a diplomat-in-residence at Georgetown University.
