Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will co-chair the first United States-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue at the Ministerial level in Washington, D.C. on March 24 and 25.
President Obama and Secretary Clinton have repeatedly stressed the breadth and depth of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship, a partnership that goes far beyond security. The Strategic Dialogue, marking a major intensification of our partnership, represents the shared commitment of both nations to strengthening the bilateral relationship based on mutual respect and mutual trust.
March 24, 2010 (all times EDT)
8:00 a.m. Opening Session with remarks from Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Qureshi (Open Press Coverage for Remarks; live broadcast to Pakistan)
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10:00 a.m. Group Discussions: Agriculture, Communications & Public Diplomacy, Defense & Security, Economic Development & Finance, Social Issues (Closed Press Coverage)
12:30 p.m. Lunch co-hosted by Deputy Secretary of State Lew and Ambassador Holbrooke. (Closed Press Coverage)
2:00 p.m. Public-Private Partnership Roundtable (Closed Press Coverage)
TBD Joint Press Availability with Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Qureshi (Open Press Coverage) S
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4:00 p.m. State Department Reception in honor of Pakistani Delegation with U.S. government officials, members of Congress, American businesses, and Pakistani-American community (Closed Press Coverage)
March 25, 2010 (all times EDT)
9:00 a.m. Energy and Water Discussion (Closed Press)
10:00 a.m. Communications & Public Diplomacy Discussion (Closed Press)
4:45 p.m. USAID Development Roundtable hosted by Administrator Shah (Closed Press)
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