Policy Leaders Forum: Pakistan Amb. Asad Majeed Khan
Dr. Asad Majeed Khan, Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, was the featured guest at the Policy Leaders Forum at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University on February 6, 2020 for a discussion on “The Future of the US-Pakistan Relationship.” The event was hosted by the Dean of the Pardee School, Prof. Adil Najam.
The event was part of the Policy Leaders Forum series at the Pardee School that brings senior international policymakers to Boston University for important policy conversations with guests including faculty, students and experts from across Boston University.
The luncheon event was attended by faculty from across Boston University and other area universities, by elected state representatives, and other scholars and guests. In his opening remarks the Pakistan Ambassador said that Pakistan-US relations have become structurally better as evidenced by (a) the positively changing ways in which Pakistan is now portrays in the US media, (b) the more positive conversations on Pakistan amongst members of. Congress and other elected representatives, and (c) the genuinely positive chemistry and good relations that have developed between US President Trump and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.
This was followed by a detailed and candid set of conversations emanating from questions from the audience,. These focussed on a range of issues including India-Pakistan relations, Pakistan’s position on President Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan, role of the Pakistani diaspora in USA, and on US-Pakistan economic relations.
Dr. Asad Majeed Khan is a career Foreign Service Officer and presented his credentials as Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States of America to President Donald J. Trump on January 11, 2019. Dr. Asad earned his Doctorate in International Economic and Business Law (LL.D.) from Kyushu University Japan. He has also served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Japan and on multiple occasions at the Pakistan Mission to the United Nations.
The Policy Leaders @BUPardeeSchool series brings senior international policymakers to Boston University for conversations with faculty, students and guests. Previous speakers in the series have included Senator Daniel Coats, the United States Director for National Intelligence; Dr. Rukakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda; Steve Beshear, the former Governor of Kentucky; Dr. Woo Yoon-keun, Secretary General on the National Assembly of South Korea; and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).