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USEFP
celebrates its remarkable 60 years journey in Pakistan
-U.S. Ambassador, Anne W. Patterson delivered inaugural
speech
The 7th Annual Fulbright and Humphrey Alumni Conference
was held at the National Center for Physics at the
Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, Islamabad on April
23-25, 2010. The theme of the conference was "60 Years of
Achievement through Educational and Cultural Exchange".
The Conference commemorated 60 years of Fulbright program
in Pakistan.
 
(Left) Honorable US Ambassador to Pakistan,
Anne W. Patterson delivering
inaugural speech
The alumni,
from all over Pakistan,
attended the conference. In addition to a large number
of Pakistani alumni, some U.S. Fulbright scholars also
attended the conference. Dr. James Reed, President of
the Massachusetts Fulbright Association, gave the keynote
address. Honorary co-chairs of the USEFP
Board, U.S. Ambassador Anne W. Patterson and Federal
Secretary Education Mr. Imtiaz Kazi, as well as Chairman
Higher Education Commission Dr. Javaid Laghari, attended
the inaugural session. In their inaugural address, both
the honorary co-chairs were optimistic about the role of
the Fulbright in Pakistan as a means of fostering
greater understanding between the U.S. and Pakistan. The
speakers expressed their continued support for increased
collaboration and funding for higher education in
Pakistan in the near future.
The conference spanned various themes varying from the
Fulbright experience in Pakistan to the role of American
studies, and from culture and art, to economic
development. The conference also provided alumni the
opportunity to discuss how to make more effective the
role of the various Fulbright Alumni chapters in
different cities.
The US Ambassador also invited the participants to a
dinner reception at her residence on the first day of
the conference. The second dinner was hosted by the
Pro-Rector
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST),
Vice Admiral Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad.
The dinner included song and classical dance
by local performers. The touching closing session of
the conference on Sunday was chaired by Dr. Syed
Mohammad Jafar, former Deputy Executive Director of
USEFP in 1953.
Alumni, distinguished guests and USEFP
staff pose for a group photo
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Eminent
Fulbright scholar visits Pakistan
Dr. James Eldin Reed, President Massachusetts
Fulbright Association, representing the largest
concentration of Fulbright Scholars in the world (over
5,000 members), visited Pakistan recently as a
Visiting Fulbright Scholar. This was his first visit to
Pakistan. During this visit, Dr. Reed
attend the 7th Annual Fulbright and Humphrey Alumni
Conference where he was also the keynote speaker. Dr. Reed received his
PhD in American and International history at Harvard,
where he was Woodrow Wilson Fellow and Harvard Graduate
Prize Fellow.
During this visit,
Dr. Reed interacted with various academic and
educational institutions in Pakistan. Some of the
highlights were:
- A talk titled
“New Directions in American Studies” at the Area Study
Center (ASC) for Africa, North and South America,
Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
- A visit and
meeting with faculty at the Lahore University of
Management Sciences (LUMS)
- A presentation
at the National University of Modern Languages,
Islamabad on “Native American Literature in
International Perspective”
- A meeting with
faculty members and a talk titled “The United
States in Asia from 1900 to the present” at the
Department of History, Quaid-i-Azam University,
Islamabad
- A meeting
with the Lahore Chapter alumni association and faculty
members of the Forman Christian College Lahore
Dr. Reed took a
keen interest on the scope, desire, need and challenges
for American Studies in Pakistan as a tool towards
building mutual understanding through education - a
purpose that is central to the Fulbright Spirit. Daily
Newspaper “The News” also featured an article on his
visit to Pakistan.
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Dr. Kamalluddin, a prominent Fulbright Alumni
member visits Helen Keller Community Friendship Center
Dr. Kamalluddin visited the Helen Keller Friendship Community
Center at National Library and Resource Center (NLRC) where he
gave a talk on his Fulbright Experience and studies in the United
States.
The Helen Keller
Friendship Community Center is opened in 2009 with the
Collaboration of the U.S. Embassy and the Ministry of Social
Welfare & Special Education. The Center provides current
information to researchers, teachers, students, and professionals
through multimedia resources - both for the general public and
persons with special needs.|
Dr. Kamaluddin is a
visually impaired person who went on Fulbright PhD in 2005 to
Indiana University Pennsylvania. His field was Literature and
Criticism. He is currently working as Professor in the department
of English at Forman Christian College, Lahore.
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