Press Releases 2008
Week-Long Annual American History Course Concludes
October 31, 2008
Lahore - Principal Officer of the U.S. Consulate, Bryan D. Hunt, highlighted the "importance of studying history" as he congratulated participants for completing a 5-day "Survey of American History" course at the Quaid-i-Azam Library today.
"This year's course is significant for students as it comes at a time when Americans are preparing to elect a new President," said the U.S. diplomat addressing around 100 students from various educational institutions in Lahore. "We hope the students found the information and videos on various aspects of American history useful."
The course took participants chronologically from the origins of the United States as a colony of the British Empire, the evolution of its democratic institutions, the Civil War and its growth as a major power after the Second World War. The series of lectures concluded with talks on U.S. diplomatic history and America's role in the world today.
"It is through studying the history of the United States that students can gain insight into its relations with other parts of the world, including South Asia," emphasized Public Affairs Officer Traci Mell during her remarks at the opening of the course.
During the course, Pakistani scholars and American officers of the U.S. Consulate delivered lectures on various aspects of U.S. history. The course has been arranged nearly every year since 1988, and is designed to provide Pakistani students with a thorough overview of American history.