Ambassador Sheikh meets with Assistant Secretary Kapur as both sides reaffirm their commitment to sustained engagement
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, met Assistant Secretary of the Office of South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur at the State Department on Saturday. The meeting was announced by both officials on X (formerly Twitter).
The dignitaries “discussed ways to advance US-Pakistan relations,” Kapur’s tweet said.
Similarly, Sheikh explained in his own tweet that the two discussed “ways and means of translating that determination – expressed at the leadership level” to develop US-Pakistan ties into what is an economically anchored strategic partnership.
Pleased to meet Assistant Secretary Paul Kapur.
congratulated him on taking over the position as A/S @State_SCA.
Discussed ways and means to translate the decision – expressed at the leadership level – to develop Pak-US ties into an economically anchored strategic… pic.twitter.com/tyDm1YczN1
— Amb. Rizwan Saeed Sheikh (@AmbRizSaeed) 8 November 2025
This, Sheikh said, can be done through “sustained engagement in multiple domains of common interest.”
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