[wanabidii] Press Releases: Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal Travels to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, and Switzerland November 23-December 5

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal Travels to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, and Switzerland November 23-December 5 11/21/2014 10:52 AM EST Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal Travels to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, and Switzerland November 23-December 5 Media Note Washington, DC November 21, 2014 Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal will travel to New Delhi, India for internal consultations and bilateral meetings. She will then travel to Kathmandu, Nepal where she will represent the United States as an observer state at the 18th Annual South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit. The summit will focus on deepening regional economic connectivity and expanding South Asia’s role in the global economy. While in Kathmandu, she will meet with Nepali political leaders, civil society activists, and business leaders. Following Nepal, Assistant Secretary Biswal will travel to Dhaka, Bangladesh to participate in meetings with Bangladeshi government officials, civil society and labor group leaders, and members of the business community. Afterward she will travel to Tashkent, Uzbekistan for the Annual Bilateral Consultations and discuss with the government of Uzbekistan the full range of bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest. Finally, Assistant Secretary Biswal will travel to Basel, Switzerland to participate in the OSCE Ministerial. She will hold meetings with senior leaders from the OSCE and Central Asian nations. For more information on this trip please contact the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at SCA-Press@state.gov, follow @State_SCA, or follow A/S Biswal @NishaBiswal. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:       External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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