 She was also unanimously elected Chairperson of the Asia Pacific Development Center (APDC), Kuala Lumpur (1998–2000).Ambassador Chohan has been designated a "Profesora Visitante" at the School of Oriental Studies ("Escuela de los Estudios Orientales") at the Universidad del Salvador.In April, 2014, Naela Chohan assumed the position of Acting Foreign Secretary (A-FS) at the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, thereby becoming the first female Foreign Service Officer to hold this office.