| | Bureau of South Asian AffairsAssistant Secretary Christina B. Rocca heads the Bureau of South Asian Affairs, which deals with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. relations with the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
South Asian Affairs contact information:
Office of Afghanistan: (202) 647-5511
Office of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka: (202) 647-2141
Office of Pakistan and Bangladesh: (202) 647-9552
Office of Regional Affairs: (202) 736-4255
Office of Public Diplomacy: (202) 647-7653
 | | | Highlights | State of Emergency in Nepal
The U.S. is deeply troubled by developments in Nepal. The dismissal today of its multi-party government, the declaration of a state of emergency and the suspension of fundamental constitutional rights is a step back from democracy.
 Tsunami Relief Efforts
From December 30 to January 2, volunteers throughout the Consulate community helped sort and pack clothing, food items and household items immediately headed for areas which experienced great devastation in Cuddalore, Nagappattinam and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [more]
Afghan National Conference on Counter Narcotics
 Embassy Kabul, working with Afghan colleagues and the Rendon Group, hosted an Afghan National Conference on Counter Narcotics December 9-11 for more than 600 national leaders from each province. President Karzai called for the end of the poppy trade in Afghanistan and his messages resonated around the nation and were cited in national and international stories for more than a month.
Muslim Outreach in Pakistan
 Peshawar Principal Officer Mike Spangler, on a recent visit to Madrassah Haqqania in Attock in the North West Frontier Province, joins 7-year-old students who are reciting the Koran.The student next to him is a little girl, showing that some madaris are not stictly segregated by sex. The Peshawar and Karachi Consulates have been reaching out to the Muslim religious communities in their districts. |
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