For more than 65 years, over thirty-seven thousand Pakistanis have participated in the U.S. Government (USG) sponsored cultural, professional and educational exchange programs and intensive domestic educational programs to enhance people-to-people ties between Pakistan and the United States. Upon their return to Pakistan, many U.S. exchange alumni have made significant contributions to Pakistan’s government, business, culture and civil society. The Department of State; the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad; and the U.S. Consulates in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar are committed to supporting alumni initiatives in Pakistan after the students return from their exchange programs.
About the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN)
In 2008, the U.S. Embassy Islamabad launched the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN), an association of U.S. exchange alumni who are committed to making meaningful contributions to Pakistan through community service, conferences, mentoring future generations, and reaching out to inspire and recruit new exchange participants. All current and former Pakistani participants of U.S. federal government-sponsored exchange programs are eligible to become members of PUAN. To register, please visit: https://puan.pk/
The network is jointly administered by the U.S. Embassy Islamabad and the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP). The network is one of the largest and most active USG exchange alumni networks in the world, with more than 39,000 registered members and 14 local chapters throughout Pakistan. Active alumni chapters are located in the following cities/regions:
- North-Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)
- South-Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)
- Baltistan
- Gilgit
- Gwadar
- Islamabad-Rawalpindi
- Jamshoro
- Karachi
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)
- Central-Punjab
- North-Punjab
- South-Punjab
- Quetta
- Sukkur
The U.S. Embassy Islamabad has responsibility for the North & South AJK, Baltistan, Gilgit and Islamabad-Rawalpindi chapters. Our U.S. Consulate in Lahore covers the Central, North and South Punjab chapters, while the U.S. Consulate in Karachi covers the Quetta, Karachi, Jamshoro and Sukkur chapters. U.S. Consulate Peshawar covers the KP chapter.
