Muhammad Waqar Ahmad is currently the Public Diplomacy Officer at the NATO Association of Canada. He has a history of serving for various U.S. Ambassadors and U.S. Consul Generals in Pakistan as their Cultural Advisor. He has previously served on the Protocol and Advisory teams to the former U.S. President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry for the ASEAN Summit as Press Site Assistant in 2013. As a social activist, Muhammad leans on his professional training in public diplomacy from the U.S. State Department, which enabled him to be a peace maker. He has won 5 U.S. Ambassadorial Honor and 4 U.S. Department of State Eagle Service Awards for his commendable service to advance US Government’s efforts to counter violence and extremism in South Asia. He has won awards as Grants Officer Representative, for promoting the music, arts, literacy, health, international peace, security and interfaith projects in South Asia. He is currently enrolled in Master of Social Justice Education at University of Toronto.
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The mission of NATO Association of Canada is to promote peace, prosperity, and security through knowledge and understanding of the importance of NATO.
We strive to educate and engage Canadians about NATO and NATO’s goal of peace, prosperity and security. NATO Association of Canada ensures that we have an informed citizenry able to contribute to discussions about Canada’s role on the world stage.
As a leading member of the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA), NATO Association of Canada has strong and enduring ties with sister organizations in many of the alliance countries, as well as members of NATO’s “Partnership for Peace” and “Mediterranean Dialogue” programmes. The NAOC has had a leading role in the recent transformation and modernization of the ATA, and helped to create and develop the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA).
The NAOC has strong ties with the Government of Canada including Global Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence. We are constantly working to create and maintain relationships with international organizations such as the World Bank Group, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, NATO Headquarters, the International Criminal Court, and other prominent international NGOs and think tanks.
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