Embassy News
U.S Special Representative has fruitful visit to Kazakhstan
The U.S. Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Farah Pandith, visited Kazakhstan October 12-14 to further President Obama’s call for a dialogue of mutual interests and mutual respect between the United States and the Muslim world. During her trip, she convened outreach meetings with religious officials, students, scholars, and the media in both Almaty and Astana. During a roundtable discussion with journalists and experts, Pandith emphasized that the United States was founded on principles of religious tolerance and that Islam has always been and continues to be respected by the United States. Pandith enjoyed learning about Kazakhstan’s history and culture, and before leaving she sampled Almaty’s world-famous Aport apple.
