Nadia Naviwala is USIP's country representative for Pakistan. Nadia manages USIP's Peace Innovations Fund for Pakistan and oversees all USIP-supported activities in country. Prior to joining USIP, Nadia studied how foreign assistance can better support civil society in Pakistan and worked with The Citizens Foundation in Karachi. She has also served as Pakistan Desk Officer at USAID and a Legislative Aide on National Security for Senator Jim Webb. She holds a Masters in Public Policy degree from Harvard Kennedy School, where she was an International and Global Affairs Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, a Public Service Fellow, and an associate with the Carr Center Program on State-Building and Human Rights in Afghanistan and Pakistan. She holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.
Publications:
- How the U.S. Can Help Pakistan Help Itself on Foreign Policy's AfPak Channel
- Pakistan Needs More Than Three Cups of Tea on Foreign Policy's AfPak Channel
- Displacement and Despair, a Dangerous Combination on New York Times 'At War' blog
- Karachi's Downward Spiral on Foreign Policy's AfPak Channel
- Harnessing Local Capacity: U.S. Assistance and NGOs in Pakistan by Harvard's Carr Center
