Alumni from Pakistan’s Fulbright programme gathered here on Friday for the eighth annual Fulbright and Humphrey Alumni Conference.
The three-day conference is focusing on the role alumni play in promoting socio-economic development of the country. Over the course of the conference, alumni will participate in discussions on a broad range of issues, including child welfare, women’s empowerment, sustainable development, health reforms, and regional stability.
The theme for this year’s conference is “Giving back: The role of Alumni in the socio-economic development of Pakistan.”A former Fulbright scholar to Pakistan and the Minister Counselor for Public Affairs of the US Embassy Islamabad Thomas Miller delivered opening remarks. “These alumni, by tackling tough social and development issues and working for the betterment of Pakistan, are making invaluable contributions to Pakistan,” said Miller. “As a Fulbright alumni myself, I could not be prouder to hear of their accomplishments and their continued commitment to giving back to Pakistan,” he said.
The Fulbright and Humphrey programmes are educational and cultural exchange programmes funded and administered by the US Department of State. More than 4,000 Pakistanis have participated in the Fulbright programme since it began in Pakistan in 1950.
“USEFP, a bi-national commission, has been operating for 61 years now, in Pakistan, with a mission of promoting mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of Pakistan through educational and cultural exchange, a mission that is more important now than ever,” said USEFP Executive Director Rita Akhtar.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 8th, 2011.
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