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Peshawar, June 22, 2007 - U.S. Consulate Principal Officer Lynne Tracy and NWFP Chief Secretary Sahibzada Riaz Noor, inaugurated a photo exhibit, “The Landmarks of New York” at the Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Museum at the University of Peshawar on Friday.
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Peshawar - U.S. Consulate Principal Officer, Lynne Tracy, and NWFP Chief Secretary Sahibzada Riaz Noor, today inaugurated a photo exhibit, “The Landmarks of New York,” at the Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Museum at the University of Peshawar.
“We are delighted to bring this exhibition to Peshawar as part of our broad cultural relationship with Pakistan,” stated the senior diplomat. “In the Northwest Frontier Province, we work with partners on a broad range of cultural programs including the restoration of historically significant sites like Gor Khuttree, academic exchanges including the Fulbright Scholarship program, and English learning programs for disadvantaged youth.”
Organized by the U.S. Consulate in collaboration with the University of Peshawar, the exhibit will remain open to the students and the public until June 28. The exhibit has already toured Islamabad and Lahore and will travel to Karachi after its conclusion in Peshawar.
Comprising 81 photographs commissioned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of New York’s Landmarks Preservation Act, the exhibit offers viewers an opportunity to look into the history of New York’s people, their aspirations and values from the 1640s to the present day. The exhibition, which is traveling to over 50 countries worldwide, highlights the vitality, diversity, and history of New York.
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