| Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher meets with Muslim leaders in New Delhi, August 5, 2006. Full Size | Worldwide delegates, led by P.K. Hota (second from the right), Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, at the inaugural of an international conference on Avian Flu in New Delhi on July 27, 2006. The U.S. government has provided financial and technical assistance to support the two-day conference. Full Size | Charge d’Affaires Geoffrey Pyatt addressing an interactive session of the American Chamber of Commerce in New Delhi, July 25, 2006. Full Size
| Mr. Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Charge d' Affaires of the U.S. Embassy (left) and Dr. Salim J. Habayeb, the WHO Representative to India, shake hands after the signing of a 50,000 dollar U.S. grant to WHO in New Delhi on July 24, 2006. The funding is for an international conference on Avian Influenza in New Delhi, July 27-28 Full Size |
Renowned sitarist and vocalist Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan, accompanied by leading tabla player Sandeep Das, enthralled the audience at an evening of Sufi music organized by U.S. Embassy’s SPAN magazine in New Delhi, July 12, 2006. The event also featured the famous qawwali artist Meraj Ahmed Nizami. For over four decades, SPAN magazine has played the role of India’s “window to America.” This event was yet another effort by the magazine to strengthen the cultural bridge between the United States and India through the universal language of music. Full Size (more photos) | George Deikun, Director United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Anurag Bhatnagar, Director General, Choudhary Charan Singh National Institute of Agriculture Marketing (NIAM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support agricultural marketing systems in New Delhi, July 11, 2006. Full Size | Deputy Chief of Mission Geoffrey R. Pyatt addressing members at a Confederation of Industry (CII)-sponsored workshop on Dual Use Industry -- "Securing the First Line of Defense in WMD Proliferation: Promoting Industry Compliance with Export Controls" in New Delhi, July 6, 2006. Full Size | Ambassador David C. Mulford and India's Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma at the Roosevelt House Fourth of July ceremony in New Delhi during the singing of the "Star-Spangled Banner". Full Size |