MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR ASAD M. KHAN Dr. Asad M. Khan Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States IN THIS ISSUE… 1. FINANCE MINISTER ASAD UMAR VISITS WASHINGTON DC 3 2. GOVERNER PUNJAB VISITS WASHINGTON DC 4 3. CONGRESSIONAL OUTREACH 5 4. PAKISTAN-US RELATIONS 6 5. BUSINESS & INVESTMENT 6 6. THINK TANK EVENTS 7 7. ACADEMIC OUTREACH 7 8. MEDIA OUTREACH 8 9. COMMUNITY OUTREACH 9 10. EMBASSY EVENTS 9 11. BEYOND THE HEADLINES 10 FINANCE MINISTER VISITS WASHINGTON DC EMBASSY of THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN in Washington DC -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 FINANCE MINISTER VISITS WASHINGTON DC FINANCE MINISTER SPEAKS AT THE US-PAKISTAN BUSINESS COUNCIL (USPBC) FINANCE MINISTER ADDRESSES PAKISTANI-AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN AND PROFESSIONALS GOVERNOR PUNJAB VISITS WASHINGTON DC EMBASSY of THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN in Washington DC -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 CONGRESSIONAL OUTREACH MEETINGS WITH SENATORS MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EMBASSY of THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN in Washington DC -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 PAKISTAN-US RELATIONS TELEPHONIC CONVERSATION BETWEEN US SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL POMPEO AND FOREIGN MINISTER SHAH MAHMOOD QURESHI PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS VISITS PAKISTAN PAKISTAN & US OFFICIALS DISCUSS AFGHAN PEACE PROCESS IN ISLAMABAD BUSINESS & INVESTMENT AMBASSADOR MEETS CEO FOREVER 21 EMBASSY of THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN in Washington DC -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 THINK TANK EVENTS ACADEMIC OUTREACH AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES AT LOS EMBASSY HOSTS ROUNDTABLE WITH CHAIRMAN HIGHER ANGELES WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL EDUCATION COMMISSION (HEC) AMBASSADOR MEETS PRESIDENT OF RAND CORPORATION AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UCLA) AMBASSADOR WELCOMES STUDENTS FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (GWU) AMBASSADOR HOSTED BY PAKISTAN ARTS COUNCIL OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC) EMBASSY of THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN in Washington DC -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 ACADEMIC OUTREACH MEDIA OUTREACH PHILLIP C. JESSUP INTERNATIONAL LAW MOOT AMBASSADOR'S EDITORIAL INTERACTION WITH COURT COMPETITION 2019 PARTICIPANTS REUTERS VISIT THE EMBASSY AMBASSADOR MEETS LOS ANGELES TIMES’ EDITORIAL BOARD DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION PARTICIPATES IN FULBRIGHT RE-ENTRY SEMINAR, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE AMBASSADOR PRESIDES OVER PAKISTANI- AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION (PAPA) OATH CEREMONY EMBASSY WELCOMES STUDENTS FROM LE MARS MIDDLE SCHOOL, LE MARS, IOWA EMBASSY of THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN in Washington DC -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 COMMUNITY OUTREACH AMBASSADOR MEETS COUNCIL OF PAKISTAN-AMERICAN AMBASSADOR HOSTED BY COUNCIL AFFAIRS OF PAKISTAN AMBASSADOR ATTENDS THE CITIZEN FOUNDATION IN LA EMBASSY EVENTS EASTER CELEBRATION DINNER AMBASSADOR WELCOMES NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY (NDU) DELEGATION EMBASSY of THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN in Washington DC -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 PM IMRAN KHAN AMONG TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2019 PM IMRAN KHAN EMERGES AS 9TH MOST POPULAR WORLD LEADER 5 PAKISTANIS AND A STARTUP MAKE IT TO FORBES 30 UNDER 30 ASIA 2019 LIST ─ ─ EMBASSY of THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN in Washington DC -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 BEYOND THE HEADLINES FACEBOOK LAUNCHES INNOVATION LAB IN PAKISTAN VOLKSWAGEN PLANS $135MLN INVESTMENT IN AUTO PLANT IN PAKISTAN Photo: Google.com PAKISTAN’S AISAMUL HAQ WINS HOUSTON DOUBLES TITLE Compiled, edited and published by The Information Wing, Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, DC EMBASSY of THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN in Washington DC -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 3517 International Ct. NW, Washington, DC 20008 202 243 6500 202 686 1534 PakistanEmbassyDC PakistanEmbassyDC www.embassyofpakistanusa.org [email protected] Complied and edited by the Information Wing, Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, DC. .