ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The 15th Annual Fulbright Alumni Conference was held at Serena Hotel in Islamabad from November 30 to December 2, in which more than 200 Pakistani alumni of the Fulbright Program participated.
The Conference focused on “Emerging Leaders”, and highlighted the diverse ways in which alumni are blazing new paths for Pakistan in agriculture, education, the arts and media.
The Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Mission to Pakistan Christopher Fitzgerald congratulated the alumni on their accomplishments and urged them to continue applying the skills and connections they developed in the United States to their professional and personal pursuits in Pakistan.
“For almost 70 years, the United States has brought future leaders from Pakistan for study in America under the Fulbright program, and Americans have come to Pakistan for study and research. This year, 800 Pakistanis are in the United States on a variety of academic and professional development programs. Alumni of these exchange programs become leaders in Pakistan and bridge-builders between our countries. We’re very proud of them,” Fitzgerald said at the event.
The participants of the Conference join a network of over 25,000 alumni of various overseas and in-country exchange programs, the largest network of its kind supported by the United States of America.
Each year over 800 Pakistanis participate in high school, undergraduate, graduate, and professional US-sponsored exchanges.
