May 04: Daily Times report by Muna Habib states that Robin L Raphel, is a retired ambassador who until recently was a senior adviser to the US State Department’s special representative on Afghanistan and Pakistan. A former ambassador to Tunisia, Raphel had also served under former US president George W Bush as coordinator for reconstruction in Iraq. Raphel has spent decades shaping American policy towards Pakistan. She has spent years helping to disburse billions of rupees in civilian aid to Pakistan and conducting tough diplomatic work to smooth the frequently fraught US-Pakistan relationship.
