Dr. Asad Majeed Khan is a career Pakistan Foreign Service Officer.

Ambassador Dr. Asad Majeed Khan assumed charge as 31st Foreign Secretary of Pakistan on December 2, 2022.

During a diplomatic career spanning over 34 years, Ambassador Khan has held several key diplomatic assignments.

He served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Japan (2017-19) and to the United States (2019-22). He was most recently Pakistan’s Ambassadorto Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union.

Ambassador Khan also served as Additional Foreign Secretary (Americas); Director General (Americas); Director General (West Asia); Pakistan’s Charge d’Affaires ad interim to the United States; Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington D.C.; Additional Secretary (Foreign Affairs) at the President’s Secretariat; Director General (United Nations); and Minister-Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations.

Ambassador Khan holds a Doctorate in International Economic and Business Law (LL.D.) from Kyushu University, Japan and has been a resource person at a number of academic institutions.

He is married and has two children.