Ambassador of Pakistan H. E. Rizwan Saeed Sheikh attended a community event in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.
The event was attended by representatives of major Pakistani-American organisations of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Community representatives thanked the Ambassador for his participation and appreciated the Embassy’s efforts to strengthen Pakistan-US relations. They also thanked the Consulate General of Pakistan in Los Angeles for facilitating consular services for Pakistani-American community in area.
Addressing members of the Pakistani-American community, Ambassador highlighted the community’s unique role as a bridge between Pakistan and the United States. Ambassador Sheikh underscored longstanding and consequential relations between Pakistan and the United States mentioning important contributions of the Pakistani-American community in strengthening these ties. He emphasised that Pakistan offered significant opportunities for investment, trade and business partnerships across a range of sectors. He encouraged Pakistani-Americans to translate the opportunity offered by the current ascendant trajectory of Pak-US relations into mutually rewarding economic engagement.
Ambassador underscored the enduring connection of the community with its motherland Pakistan. He urged Pakistani-Americans to use their professional and business networks to showcase Pakistan’s investment potential, promote futuristically enduring partnerships and expand bilateral trade and investments, in the IT sector in particular.
Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh reaffirmed Embassy’s readiness to facilitate greater interaction between Pakistani and American businesses and encouraged the community to work collectively to advance mutually beneficial economic ties between Pakistan and the United States.
