Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday conferred the status of federal minister on Sherry Rehman, ambassador of Pakistan to the US. The Cabinet Division has issued the notification in this regard. Sherry Rehman, the former information minister, was appointed Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States of America on November 23 last year. She was a member of the National Assembly before being appointed the ambassador to the US and was also serving as chairperson of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society.