News Desk
ISLAMABAD: US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Andrew Schofer on Wednesday highlighted the valuable contributions of the US-Pakistani diaspora, which was a major partner in the humanitarian, social, and commercial sectors in Pakistan.
According to the embassy news release, Andrew Schofer, at a US-Pakistani diaspora conference held here in Pakistan’s capital city, also shed light on the long-lasting US-Pakistan partnership to advance Pakistan’s economic growth and emphasized continued opportunities for the future partnership.,
“As the Green Revolution improved lives in the past, a ‘Green Alliance’ between the US and Pakistan will help us jointly strengthen climate resilience, to develop clean energy alternatives, and foster economic growth,” Andrew Schofer said.
MoUs signed in the engagement conference
At the event, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) also signed four partnership memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with US-Pakistani diaspora entities, under which the Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America, Silicon Valley will promote technology and digital investments in Pakistan and to support Pakistani startups; SARCMedIQ for improving the health digital ecosystem in Pakistan;
The Crescent Charity Foundation to back physical infrastructure in flood-affected areas of Pakistan; and PakFoods to improve humanitarian and social development outcomes for the country.
The conference, which was sponsored by the US Embassy in collaboration with the Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America, Silicon Valley, reflected the fundamental challenges and opportunities in the technology sector of Pakistan.
Over 300 participants attended in person, including members of the US-Pakistani diaspora, eminent business leaders, and Pakistani officials, including Federal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar and Prime Minister’s Ambassador at Large for Investments Zeeshaan Shah.
USAID Mission Director Reed Aeschliman, in his remarks, said, “The conference was an opportunity to emphasize some of the contributions and investments already made by the Pakistani diaspora, facilitate collaborations between Pakistani diaspora entities with a road map for collective action to address the current economic, humanitarian and social challenges in Pakistan.”
