#PolicyProfile: “My fascination with diplomacy stems from growing up at a time when many global events were taking place all around me. Perhaps that led to my desire to travel and experience the world. I think when you live in a new place and immerse yourself in its culture and environment, you inevitably transform and acquire something meaningful to bring back with you. It's a journey of self-enrichment and perhaps self-discovery as well. I’ve worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan for nearly 16 years, including diplomatic assignments at Pakistan’s Mission to the United Nations in New York, working in Turkey, and traveling to several other parts of the world as part of my work. It’s a great privilege to represent one’s country internationally. My primary area of focus has been multilateral diplomacy at the UnitedNations. I believe working at the UN gives you an overarching view of world affairs and allows you to engage with a wide variety of policy perspectives. As a d...