The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Arif Z. Lalani to its operating board of directors.
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Arif Z. Lalani to its operating board of directors.
Mr. Lalani is Director-General for Strategic Policy at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT). His current interests at DFAIT focus on Open Innovation, in addition to more traditional international policy issues. Through various roles at DFAIT, Mr. Lalani has expertise on trade promotion, development assistance, and security issues in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Mr. Lalani will hold the board position reserved for a senior member of DFAIT, as per CIGI’s 2002 funding agreement.
From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Lalani was the Canadian Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and served as the Canadian Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and to the Republic of Iraq from 2006 to 2007. Mr. Lalani’s other overseas assignments have included: Turkey, (with accreditation to Georgia and Azerbaijan); New York (as Alternative Representative to the Security Council) and Washington, D.C.
Ismailimail 
We are proud of Mr. Lanlai, s contribution to international humanity, and look forward to have his regular professional support for bringing changes in the difficult world. We wish to congratulate himI am sure with his new assignment he will enable to contribute more for the developing country like Pakistan
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