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  • U.S. Consul General Kay Anske being briefed by Frontier Constabulary officials in Ziarat. U.S. Diplomat visits Earthquake-Devastated Areas

    U.S. Consul General Kay L. Anske visited earthquake-devastated Ziarat District in Balochistan province on November 3, located around 80 kilometers from Quetta. The Consul General's visit was the first by a U.S. Government official to the earthquake zone in Balochistan.

  • Islamabad, November 4, 2008 - USAID Mission Director Anne Aarnes with a group of Pakistani secondary school students who returned from the United States after participating in a two-week student exchange program. Students Welcomed Back From Visit to America

    United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Anne Aarnes welcomed home the first 26 Pakistani secondary school students who participated in a two-week student exchange program in the United States.

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USAID Sends Additional Earthquake Assistance
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing ...

USAID Sends Additional Earthquake Assistance

Richard Boucher with BBC World Service
ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER: No. I’m afraid there are a lot of errors in some reporting on this subject...

Richard Boucher with BBC World Service

Results of Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Institute of Population ...


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Rajanpur, November 3, 2008 - Recipients in front of building material to construct their new homes as part of a USAID-funded flood relief package for District Rajanpur.

American Diplomat Visits U.S.-Funded Flood Relief Project in Rajanpur
Bryan Hunt, Principal Officer of the U.S. Consulate, Lahore visited a U.S. Government funded flood relief project in Rajanpur. Principal Officer Hunt expressed his "deep personal satisfaction" that the U.S. was able to provide assistance to those in need.

Islamabad, October 24, 2008 – The Acting Deputy Administrator of USAID, James Kunder, and the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Economic Affairs, Shaukat Tarin, exchanging documents after signing six amendments totaling $341 million in bilateral agreements.

U.S. and Pakistan Sign $341 Million Agreements to Assist Pakistan’s Development
Mr. James Kunder, Acting Deputy Administrator, for the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID), and Mr. Shaukat Tarin, Economic Affairs Advisor to Prime Minister Gilani, signed six amendments totaling $341 million to the bilateral agreements between the United States Government and the Government of Pakistan.

Islamabad, October 20, 2008 - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher addressing a news conference at the American Embassy in Islamabad.

Pakistan: Followup on the Strategic Partnership Meeting
Good afternoon, appreciate your coming this afternoon. Today, we have for you Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher, who works in our South Central Asian Affairs Bureau.

Karachi, October 11, 2008 – U.S. Consul General Kay Anske visits National Institute of Child health, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical University and Hospital and distributed toys to children as Eid Gifts, toys were donated by American Women Club, Karachi.

American Diplomat Presents Toys to Children at NICH
U.S. Consul General in Karachi Kay L. Anske presented toys to the children admitted at the National Institute of Child Health, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical University and Hospital and emphasized that "it is through care, love, affection, and fun that we nurture these young minds."

Lahore, September 30, 2008 – The U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne W. Patterson, addressed senior bureaucrats at the National Management College in Lahore.

U.S. to Work with Pakistan for Stability, Security, Development
U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson addressed senior bureaucrats at the National Management College and emphasized that the United States will assist Pakistan’s new democratic government in the areas of development, stability, and security.