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  • Man and a women standing in from of a body of water and monument. (Photo Credit: State Department)

    U.S. Consul General Nina Fite tours Hiran Minar with Maqsood Ahmad Malik, Director of Punjab Archaeology.

  • Woman sitting with children. (Photo Credit: State Department)

    U.S. Consul General Nina Fite reads excerpts from the American children's classic "Little House on the Prairie" to 40 students at the Alif Laila Book Society.

  • people in a tomb paying their respects (Photo Credit: State Department)

    Ambassador Richard Olson, accompanied by Consul General Nina Fite, pays respects at the tomb of Allama Iqbal, Pakistan's national poet-philosopher.

  • two men and a woman standing in front of Badshahi Masjid (Photo Credit: State Department)

    Ambassador Olson at the Badshahi Masjid, one of the historic and architectural landmarks of Lahore.

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  • Biography of Secretary of State John Kerry

    On February 1, 2013, John Forbes Kerry was sworn in as the 68th Secretary of State of the United States, becoming the first sitting Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman to become Secretary in over a century. Secretary Kerry joined the State Department after 28 years in the United States Senate, the last four as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.  

  • The U.S, Pakistan, and Afghanistan: Now and Beyond 2014 -- Remarks by Amb. Richard Olson, Institute for Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), January 30, 2013

    I am fortunate to have begun my tenure in Pakistan at a time of renewal and refocus in the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. Over the past several months, our governments have worked to put the difficulties of the recent past behind us, and to instead focus - with increased pragmatism - on the common challenges we both must face together. 

  • Statement from the President on the Confirmation of John Kerry as the next Secretary of State

    I am pleased that the Senate has confirmed John Kerry as our next Secretary of State with overwhelming bipartisan support. From his decorated service in Vietnam to his decades in the Senate as a champion of American global leadership, John's distinguished career has prepared him to guide American diplomacy in the years ahead.  

  • Secretary Clinton Introducing Nominee for Secretary of State, Senator John Kerry at His Senate Foreign Relations Committee Confirmation Hearing

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It's very good to be back and to have this opportunity to join with Senator Warren and Senator McCain in introducing President Obama's nominee to be the next Secretary of State. I was very honored when John asked me to take part in this because John is the right choice to carry forward the Obama Administration's foreign policy, and I urge his speedy confirmation. 

  • New USCIS Immigrant Fee

    Effective February 1, 2013, all individuals issued immigrant visas overseas must pay a $165.00 USCIS Immigrant Fee before traveling to the United States. Only prospective adoptive parents whose child(ren) is/are entering the United States under either the Orphan or Hague Process, Iraqi and Afghan special immigrants who were employed by the U.S. government, returning residents, and those issued K visas are exempt from the new fee.  

Latest News From the Consulate

  • Young woman performing. (Photo Credit: State Department)
    Theater Workshop takes Learning English to Center Stage

    Consulate General Lahore recently welcomed Dr. Kathleen Mulligan and Dr. David Studwell, Theater Arts Fulbright scholars from the U.S., to conduct a workshop at the Information Resource Center. The workshop instructed 22 English Access and University English Language Teachers from Bahawalpur, Lodhran, Multan, D.G. Khan how to use drama techniques in the classroom. The workshop also taught participants ways to use improvisation and how to actively verbalize activities to reduce the pressure associated with language learning. 

  • Group of people sitting at a table. (Photo Credit: State Department)
    Supporting emerging leaders

    In her address to the closing session of the Atlantic Council's Emerging Leaders of Pakistan (ELP) Program, Consul General Nina Fite expressed support for the initiative. The U.S.- funded program sent 15 young Pakistani community leaders to the U.S. to meet with policymakers, community leaders, diaspora communities, and regional experts. The program introduced participants to the dynamics of the civil society in the U.S. as they traveled to several cities across the U.S. Now back in Pakistan, the Emerging Leaders are using what they experienced in the United States to help build stronger organizations here in Pakistan. During the closing session, the three participants spoke about their specific projects: a women's shelter, an interfaith initiative, and a youth network. 

  • Woman speaking into a radio microphone. (Photo Credit: State Department)
    International Visitor alum shares her views about America

    Aneeta Bokutz, a popular RJ in Lahore and one of the participants of the State Department's International Visitors' Leadership Program, talked candidly about her visit, "Going there made me see that there are a lot of people in America that are open-minded toward Pakistan. They were inquisitive about Pakistani culture, wanted to know how we lived and what music we listened to. It's essential for us to recognize and accept our cultural differences. Only then will we be able to truly move forward."  

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