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Sherry Rehman new Pakistani ambassdor in amrica.

Sherry Rehman appointed Pakistan's Ambassador to US.

The new Pakistani ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, is one of Pakistan's most prominent liberal politicians, whose support for a repeal of the country's blasphemy laws and womens' empowerment has in recent months led her to fear for her life.

She has much in common with her former boss Benazir Bhutto - assassinated in 2008 - both glamorous, independently wealthy and female parliamentarians in one of the most conservative countries in the world.
Born in Karachi in 1960 to a prominent Sindhi family - her father was a lawyer and her mother was the first female vice president of the State Bank of Pakistan - she was educated at the University of Sussex.
Ms Rehman began her career as a journalist, writing for national and international newspapers for 20 years.
She was editor-in-chief of Pakistan's leading news magazine, The Herald, and anchored a television current affairs in 1999.
A lifelong member of the Pakistan People's Party, she was elected to the Pakistani parliament in 2002 under a reserved seats scheme for women. Six years later she was appointed national minister for information and broadcasting - sworn into her position by President Musharraf.
In parliament Ms Rehman highlighted human rights issues and played a major role in passing key legislation relating to women's rights.