User:RafiqT/Mohammad Rafiq Ahmad TSCHANNEN

Mohammad Rafiq Ahmad TSCHANNEN, born 18th December 1944 to Protestant Christian Parents in Switzerland. Converted to Islam at the age of 15 after reading a German translation of the Holy Quran.

Career as Director of Finance & Administration in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ghana, Nigeria, Switzerland, Antigua and as Chief Delegate / Chief of Mission in Kosovo, Cyprus, Jordan and Iraq. Last post as Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration.

In this capacity Mr. Tschannen addresses the Senate of the United States on 28th February 2008 on the topic of displaced Iraqis. http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/110/tsc022608.htm Mr. Tschannen praised the host countries of Jordan and Syria for their hospitality to which the chairman of the house committee replied "We do not often hear positive news about Syria in these chambers, so we better take note of it".

Mr. Tschannen is an avid writer of letters to editors of various newspapers in defense of his convictions.