Assistant Secretary Blake Heads To India, Afghanistan, Pakistan And Belgium
March 17, 2010 at 4:43 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Assistant Secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake is traveling to India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Belgium March 17-30 this year.
Mr. Blake will deliver a keynote address at the Asia Society Corporate Conference in New Delhi on March 20, an official announcement said here on Wednesday.
He also will have consultations with Indian and American business representatives, and have discussions with his counterparts in the Ministry of External Affairs to prepare for the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue in Washington in early summer.
While in Afghanistan, Mr. Blake will meet with embassy officials in Kabul and then travel to Kunduz to meet with local officials and visit the provincial reconstruction team.
In Pakistan, the assistant secretary will meet with federal and provincial officials, civil society representatives, religious leaders and business representatives in Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore, according to the announcement.
This is his first visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan as Assistant Secretary.
Besides, the assistant secretary will hold consultations with European Union counterparts in Brussels as part of our ongoing dialogue on South and Central Asia.
