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Fulbright Alumnus Shares U.S. Experience with KP students

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February 16, 2013

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Fulbright Alumnus Shares U.S. Experience with KP students

Yasir Hussein Turi, a Fulbright alumus in the Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program, shared his exchange experience on February 15 with students from Edwardes College and Islamia College University. He talked about how participating in the program changed his prior-held misconceptions and stereotypes about Americans. The presentation provoked a ...

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Alumni Media Summit Connects American and Pakistani Journalists

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February 7, 2013

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Alumni Media Summit Connects American and Pakistani Journalists

Eighty alumni of the U.S. State Department-funded U.S.-Pakistan Professional Partnership in Journalism (PPJ) gathered in Islamabad for a media summit January 31-February 6. Participants shared their experiences and developed further their professional skills. The Ambassador kicked off the Embassy-funded summit with remarks praising journalists for their role in advancing Pakistan’s ...

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Usman Riaz Treats Alumni to Tales of “OneBeat” Experience

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February 4, 2013

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U.S. Consulate General Karachi hosted 80 young alumni for a networking opportunity and musical performance by OneBeat alumnus Usman Riaz on February 2. Alumni from SUSI, U-Grad, YES, Space Camp, Benjamin Franklin and English Access listened to Usman’s music and an interactive multimedia presentation about his OneBeat experience. They heard his appreciation ...

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Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network Leaders Plan for Increased Activity

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February 1, 2013

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Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network Leaders Plan for Increased Activity

January 28-29, the Presidents and General Secretaries of the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network’s (PUAN) 11chapters participated in an annual strategic planning meeting in Islamabad. PUAN leadership will help plan and execute increased chapter activities focusing on young alumni, the alumni small grants program, and a robust series of alumni reunions. In ...

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PUAN Inaugurates Northern Sindh Alumni Chapter

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January 30, 2013

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During his visit to Northern Sindh January 27-30, Consul General (CG) Dodman launched a new Sukkur Chapter of the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN). The CG presented an award to Mr. Ali Channa, who won a $20,000 Alumni Engagement Innovative Fund (AEIF) grant to empower youth, women, and minorities. 20 participating ...

Reunions

SUSI Alumni Reconnect and Plan Future Activities at Reunion

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January 22, 2013

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SUSI Alumni Reconnect and Plan Future Activities at Reunion

January 18-20, 100 alumni of the Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) exchange program gathered in Islamabad for the first-ever alumni reunion. In the opening session, Ambassador Richard Olson met with alumni and encouraged them to work hard to make Pakistan a better place. “Your country needs you. Devote your ...

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xBorder Games Promote Friendship Among Indian, Pakistan and Bangladeshi Alumni

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January 8, 2013

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xBorder Games Promote Friendship Among Indian, Pakistan and Bangladeshi Alumni

While India and Pakistan faced each other on the cricket pitch January 5-6, teams of exchange alumni from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh engaged in the xBorder Games. Using social media tools like Google+, Storify, and Twitter, two teams comprised of alumni from each country competed against each other in a ...

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Fulbright Alumna Featured on DipNote Blog

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January 3, 2013

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Fulbright Alumna Featured on DipNote Blog

Jawaid is a four-year-old trash picker. He wants to be a tree when he grows up. At least, that’s what he tells his teacher during an art class sponsored by the LettuceBee Kids project in Islamabad, Pakistan. “But you are not a tree,” the teacher tells him. “If you don’t ...

Reunions

PUAN Holds Inaugural Global UGrad Reunion in Islamabad

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January 2, 2013

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PUAN Holds Inaugural Global UGrad Reunion in Islamabad

Almost all 300 alumni of the Global Undergraduate (Global UGrad) exchange program gathered in Islamabad December 7-9, 2012 to reconnect with each other and meet Embassy staff. Participants discussed their U.S. experiences and created ideas for new alumni activities. They learned about the alumni small grants program, the Fulbright Program, ...