to the market now, I know they can’t cheat me
“Although I consider myself a Foreign Services
because I understand the numbers.”
Officer more than an attorney, my legal
“That program was tiny,” Conroy recalled. “It probably only served a thousand women, but it doesn’t matter, because it was life changing for all of them. They have such a hunger for knowledge. It serves them, and American interests, far better to teach them, rather than to merely give them something.” Conroy also monitored infant and maternal
background has helped me every step of the way. I didn’t necessarily plan on residing and working in Lahore, but I suppose I follow the same advice as I offer my students which is ‘pick one goal and see where it leads you. Don’t build a tunnel around yourself by being too concerned with the end goal. The first goal may lead you somewhere unexpected, far beyond what you could imagine from where you started.’”
health programs for refugees. “Five out of 1,000 babies are lost in childbirth in the U.S., which is
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In Afghanistan, 162 out of a thousand babies die every year and the rates are only slightly better in Pakistan. KPK (Kyber Pakhtunkhwa) Province has the largest percentage of Afghan refugees in all of Pakistan, yet with the help of the international
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community, the infant mortality rate has been lowered by two-thirds to the meet the Millennium Development Goal. This has only been possible because the basic health care was provided in a culturally sensitive way.” Conroy now resides in Lahore, Pakistan where, as Consul General for Lahore, she leads approximately 25 Americans and 175 locallyemployed staff, representing the U.S. government in an area of responsibility with a population of 90 million. Despite difficulties in the bilateral relationship, ConGen Lahore has expanded its Public Diplomacy programs, such as the ACCESS English language program
Commercial Service office (Department of Commerce) to assist American investors.
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