NewsSeptember 08 , 2016
Shelton assumes charge as new US Consul General in Karachi
KARACHI: Grace W. Shelton assumed charge as the U.S. Consul General in Karachi on Thursday.
A career diplomat in the United States Foreign Service, she most recently served as the Director of the Office of Central Asian Affairs in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, read the statement issued by US Consulate, Karachi.
According the statement, Ms. Shelton also served as the Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Hamilton, Bermuda. Her other previous assignments include Slovenia, Nepal, Belarus, Malaysia and Washington DC.
Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Ms. Shelton was an attorney with Bouhan, Williams & Levy in Savannah, Georgia and a law clerk to the Honorable Duross Fitzpatrick, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia.
She has a J.D. and a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University. Ms. Shelton was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina.
Courtesy www.thenews.com.pk
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