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Karachi, March 2, 2007 – U.S. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker met with the Governor of Sindh Dr. Ishrat-u-Ebad Khan at the Governor house during his farewell visit to Karachi.
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Karachi - U.S. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker emphasized America’s "strategic and enduring relationship with Pakistan" at all meetings during his farewell visit today to Karachi.
The Ambassador led the U.S. Consulate’s memorial ceremony for the first anniversary of the March 2, 2006, consulate bombing that killed two U.S. Government employees, including American diplomat, David Foy, and Pakistani staff member, Iftikhar Ahmed.
"In our strategic and long-term relationship with Pakistan, we are all together continuing the fight against extremism," Ambassador Crocker stated. "The U.S. and Pakistan are fighting a common enemy, and nowhere is this fight more important than here in Karachi."
During his visit to Karachi, Ambassador Crocker met with the Chief Minister of Sindh, Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim, and the Governor of Sindh, Dr. Ishrat ul Ibad.
"We were here from the beginning of the creation of Pakistan. We are here now, and we will be here for a long time to come," the American Ambassador repeated on every occasion.
The U.S. Ambassador also met with the American Business Council of Karachi and discussed commercial relations between the U.S. and Pakistan.
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