Speaking to journalists ahead of the Thursday event, Reciprocating the courtesy extended by the US government; it was Rizwan Saeed Sheikh again who stressed upon the pressing need amongst Pakistan and US to tackle the issue of energy security in a practical framework.
Key Priorities
On Thursday, during an event at the University of California, Berkeley, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, made public the government’s priority areas to improve the relations with the US. Among these are trade, investment, higher education, health, science and technology, climate change, and regional stability. Organized by the Department of Ethnic Studies, the event featured analysis of the US-Pakistan relations, the specificities of which have been changing due to the presence of the Pakistani-American community.
Distance, but Kith and Kin
In this context, Ambassador Sheikh remarked on the strategic character of US-Pakistan relations and the concern developing peace and stability in the region. He pointed that the cause of improving US-Pak relations lies in the suffering of US-Pak diaspora Wich actively lobby and engage in US policymaking, US institutions and US corporate world. The Ambassador thanked the Pakistani-Americans for their contribution in the high tech field, health sector and business sector and identified them as catalysts for the two nations.
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Bridges from History and Economics
Moreover, Ambassador Sheikh evaluated the past role of Pakistan and its central position as a bridge between both the superpowers determining that the country is also capable of becoming an economic bridging country between the two in the near future. Following that, the Ambassador added the importance of the Pakistani community located in San Jose and presented a similar event organized by the Friends of Pakistan (FOP) in San Jose and Silicon Valley and urged them to bet on the human resources and service industry of the country in order to promote business and investment relations between the two nations.
The Peal of the Ambassador
Ambassador Sheikh commended the educational, economic, and cultural activities located within the remit of the Pakistani-American community and their significance for building relations between the U in general and the U.
Conclusion
Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh’s appreciation of the aspects aimed at the broadening of the U S – Pakistan relations underscores the significance of bilateral engagement in all the sectors included in all the sectors that engage in this particular activity. Active participation of the Pakistani expat community, availability of Pakistan as a connecting link between global superpowers’ economies speaks of a robust strategy that is already in place for the promotion of such ties.