Ambassador Jauhar Saleem is the President of the Institute of Regional Studies. Ambassador Saleem 
has previously worked at the highest echelons of Pakistan Foreign Service, including as Foreign 
Secretary, Special Secretary, Additional Foreign Secretary, Head of the Foreign Service Academy 
and Director General for European Affairs. He also served as Pakistan’s ambassador to Germany, 
Italy, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Bahrain, as well as Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to Food 
and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the 
World Food Program (WFP). 
He was the elected President of 38 member country International Development Law Organization 
(IDLO) from 2020-2022. 
Ambassador Saleem studied English Literature, Government, International Relations and 
International Economics at Government College University, University of Pennsylvania, and Johns 
Hopkins. He also did a fellowship at Georgetown University and served as adjunct faculty member of 
prestigious universities in Europe and USA. He also contributes regularly to print and electronic 
media as an international relations expert.