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15 Aug 1947 · Diplomacy
The United States recognised Pakistan the day it became independent: President Truman congratulated Governor-General Muhammad Ali Jinnah on its emergence among the family of nations. Diplomatic relations were established the same day, with an American Embassy in Karachi under Chargé d'Affaires Charles W. Lewis Jr. (US Office of the Historian)
26 Feb 1948 · Diplomacy
Paul H. Alling took up post as the first US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian, Chiefs of Mission)
February 25, 1950 · Diplomacy
Avra Milvin Warren takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
3 to 5 May 1950 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan made an official visit to Washington, then toured the United States until 30 May. (Office of the Historian, Visits by Foreign Leaders)
15 Dec 1950 · Defence & security
First military supplies agreement: transfer of military supplies and equipment to Pakistan. (Treaties in Force)
9 Feb 1951 · Assistance
Agreement for technical cooperation signed in Karachi, the start of US development assistance. (Treaties in Force)
May 19, 1953 · Diplomacy
Horace Augustus Hildreth takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
22 to 25 May 1953 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles visited Karachi, the first visit by a US Secretary of State. (Office of the Historian, Travels of the Secretary)
November 8–13, 1953 · Diplomacy
Governor General Ghulam Mohammed in the United States: met with President Eisenhower after obtaining medical treatment in Boston (Massachusetts). (Office of the Historian)
19 May 1954 · Defence & security
The two governments signed the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement in Karachi. (FRUS 1952-54)
8 Sep 1954 · Defence & security
Pakistan signed the Manila Pact, joining the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). (Office of the Historian)
October 14–21, 1954 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Mohammed Ali in the United States: official guest. (Office of the Historian)
1955 · Defence & security
Pakistan joined the Baghdad Pact, later the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO). (US Department of State)
11 Jan 1955 · Defence & security
Defense support assistance agreement signed in Karachi. (Treaties in Force)
5–9 Mar 1956 · Defence & security
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles in Karachi: second SEATO Council meeting. (Office of the Historian)
1 Jul 1957 · Trade & investment
Convention for the avoidance of double taxation signed (in force 1959). (Treaties in Force)
July 10–13, 1957 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Suhrawardy in the United States: official visit. (Office of the Historian)
July 27, 1957 · Diplomacy
James McLellan Langley takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
5 Mar 1959 · Diplomacy
The US-Pakistan Agreement of Cooperation was signed at Ankara. (UN Treaty Series No. 5816)
August 17, 1959 · Diplomacy
William Manning Rountree takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
12 Nov 1959 · Trade & investment
Treaty of friendship and commerce signed in Washington (in force 1961). (Treaties in Force)
7 to 9 Dec 1959 · Diplomacy
President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Karachi, the first visit by a US President to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian, Travels of the President)
11 to 14 Jul 1961 · Diplomacy
President Ayub Khan paid a state visit and addressed a joint session of the US Congress on 12 July. (Office of the Historian, Visits by Foreign Leaders)
March 20, 1962 · Diplomacy
Walter Patrick McConaughy Jr. takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
31 May 1962 · Assistance
Agreement establishing a Peace Corps programme in Pakistan. (Treaties in Force)
September 24, 1962 · Diplomacy
President Ayub Khan in the United States: informal meeting at Newport (Rhode Island). (Office of the Historian)
29 Apr–2 May 1963 · Defence & security
Secretary of State Dean Rusk in Karachi: CENTO Ministerial meeting. (Office of the Historian)
Sep 1965 · Defence & security
During the India-Pakistan war, the United States suspended military assistance to both countries. (Office of the Historian)
14 to 16 Dec 1965 · Diplomacy
President Ayub Khan made a state visit to Washington. (Office of the Historian, Visits by Foreign Leaders)
June 9, 1966 · Diplomacy
Eugene Murphy Locke takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
August 16, 1967 · Diplomacy
Benjamin Hilborn Oehlert takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
23 Dec 1967 · Diplomacy
President Lyndon B. Johnson stopped in Karachi to meet President Ayub Khan. (Office of the Historian, Travels of the President)
24–25 May 1969 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State William P. Rogers in Lahore: met President Yahya Khan. (Office of the Historian)
1 to 2 Aug 1969 · Diplomacy
President Richard Nixon made a state visit to Lahore. (Office of the Historian, Travels of the President)
November 15, 1969 · Diplomacy
Joseph Simpson Farland takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
October 24–25, 1970 · Diplomacy
President Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan in the United States: attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N; met privately with President Nixon October 25. (Office of the Historian)
Jul 1971 · Diplomacy
Pakistan facilitated National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger's secret journey to Beijing, opening the way to US-China rapprochement. (Office of the Historian)
May 1972 · Diplomacy
Sidney Sober takes up post as US Chargé d'Affaires a.i. in Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
18 Oct 1972 · People & education
Agreement for financing educational exchange programmes, the basis of today's Fulbright programme. (Treaties in Force)
September 18–20, 1973 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in the United States: official visit. (Office of the Historian)
10 Nov 1973 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger in Islamabad: met Prime Minister Bhutto. (Office of the Historian)
December 5, 1973 · Diplomacy
Henry Alfred Byroade takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
31 Oct–1 Nov 1974 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger in Rawalpindi: met Prime Minister Bhutto. (Office of the Historian)
February 4–7, 1975 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in the United States: official visit. (Office of the Historian)
8–9 Aug 1976 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger in Lahore: met Prime Minister Bhutto. (Office of the Historian)
June 28, 1977 · Diplomacy
Arthur William Hummel Jr. takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
Dec 1979 · Diplomacy
The Soviet intervention in Afghanistan brought Pakistan and the United States into close coordination. (Office of the Historian)
October 3, 1980 · Diplomacy
President Muhammad Zia ul-Haq in the United States: private visit while attending U.N. (Office of the Historian)
October 29, 1981 · Diplomacy
Ronald Ian Spiers takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
6 to 9 Dec 1982 · Diplomacy
President Zia ul-Haq made a state visit to the United States. (Office of the Historian, Visits by Foreign Leaders)
6 Dec 1982 · People & education
Joint commission on economic, commercial, scientific, technological, educational and cultural cooperation established. (Treaties in Force)
2 to 4 Jul 1983 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State George Shultz visited Islamabad and an Afghan refugee camp near Peshawar. (Office of the Historian, Travels of the Secretary)
December 26, 1983 · Diplomacy
Deane Roesch Hinton takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
October 23, 1985 · Diplomacy
President Muhammad Zia ul-Haq in the United States: met with President Reagan in New York City at reception and luncheon at the U.N. (Office of the Historian)
15 to 18 Jul 1986 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo made an official visit. (Office of the Historian, Visits by Foreign Leaders)
June 24, 1987 · Diplomacy
Arnold Lewis Raphel takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
17 Aug 1988 · Diplomacy
US Ambassador Arnold Raphel died alongside President Zia in the air crash of that day; Secretary Shultz attended the state funeral. (Office of the Historian, Chiefs of Mission Office of the Historian, Travels of the Secretary)
September 1, 1988 · Diplomacy
Robert Bigger Oakley takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
5 to 7 Jun 1989 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto made an official visit to Washington. (Office of the Historian, Visits by Foreign Leaders)
Oct 1990 · Defence & security
Most US economic and all military assistance to Pakistan was suspended under the Pressler Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act. (State Department Background Note, 1997)
October 24, 1991 · Diplomacy
Nicholas Platt takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
November 10, 1992 · Diplomacy
John Cameron Monjo takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
May 23–27, 1994 · Diplomacy
President Farooq Leghari in the United States: met with President Clinton during a private visit. (Office of the Historian)
9 to 11 Apr 1995 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto made an official working visit. (Office of the Historian, Visits by Foreign Leaders)
January 25, 1996 · Diplomacy
Thomas W. Simons Jr. takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
10 Apr 1997 · Trade & investment
Air transport agreement signed in Rawalpindi. (Treaties in Force)
September 22, 1997 · Multilateral
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the United States: met with President Clinton at the UN General Assembly in New York City. (Office of the Historian)
17 to 18 Nov 1997 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visited Islamabad and Peshawar. (Office of the Historian, Travels of the Secretary)
18 Nov 1997 · Trade & investment
Investment incentive agreement signed, opening US government investment insurance and finance. (Treaties in Force)
September 10, 1998 · Diplomacy
William B. Milam takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
September 21, 1998 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the United States: met with President Clinton at the U.N. (Office of the Historian)
December 1, 1998 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Mohammed Nawaz Sharif in the United States: official working visit. (Office of the Historian)
July 4–5, 1999 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the United States: private visit; talks with President Clinton. (Office of the Historian)
25 Mar 2000 · Diplomacy
President Clinton visited Islamabad and delivered a radio address to the people of Pakistan. (Office of the Historian, Travels of the President)
September 13, 2001 · Diplomacy
Wendy Jean Chamberlin takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
15 to 16 Oct 2001 · Defence & security
Secretary of State Colin Powell visited Islamabad to discuss counterterrorism cooperation with President Pervez Musharraf. (Office of the Historian, Travels of the Secretary)
November 10, 2001 · Multilateral
President Pervez Musharraf in the United States: met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. (Office of the Historian)
15–17 Jan 2002 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell in Islamabad: met President Musharraf. (Office of the Historian)
February 12–14, 2002 · Diplomacy
President Pervez Musharraf in the United States: official Working Visit. (Office of the Historian)
28 Jul 2002 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell in Islamabad: met President Musharraf. (Office of the Historian)
August 16, 2002 · Diplomacy
Nancy Jo Powell takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
September 12, 2002 · Multilateral
President Pervez Musharraf in the United States: met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. (Office of the Historian)
June 23–27, 2003 · Diplomacy
President Pervez Musharraf in the United States: working visit. (Office of the Historian)
25 Jun 2003 · Trade & investment
Trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) and a science and technology cooperation agreement signed in Washington. (Treaties in Force)
September 24, 2003 · Multilateral
President Pervez Musharraf in the United States: met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. (Office of the Historian)
September 30–October 4, 2003 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali in the United States: working visit. (Office of the Historian)
17–18 Mar 2004 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell in Islamabad: met President Musharraf and Foreign Minister Kasuri. (Office of the Historian)
16 Jun 2004 · Defence & security
President George W. Bush designated Pakistan a Major Non-NATO Ally. (White House, Presidential Determination)
September 21–22, 2004 · Multilateral
President Pervez Musharraf in the United States: met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. (Office of the Historian)
November 25, 2004 · Diplomacy
Ryan Clark Crocker takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
December 3–4, 2004 · Diplomacy
President Pervez Musharraf in the United States: working visit. (Office of the Historian)
16–18 Mar 2005 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Islamabad: met President Musharraf. (Office of the Historian)
12 Oct 2005 · Assistance
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Islamabad: earthquake relief. (Office of the Historian)
January 22–24, 2006 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the United States: working visit. (Office of the Historian)
3 to 4 Mar 2006 · Diplomacy
President Bush visited Islamabad; the two presidents issued a Joint Statement on the US-Pakistan Strategic Partnership and launched a Strategic Dialogue. (Public Papers of the Presidents White House fact sheet)
27–28 Jun 2006 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Islamabad: met President Musharraf and Foreign Minister Kasuri. (Office of the Historian)
September 20–22, 2006 · Diplomacy
President Pervez Musharraf in the United States: working visit. (Office of the Historian)
30 Apr 2007 · Trade & investment
Customs mutual assistance agreement signed at Port Qasim. (Treaties in Force)
July 31, 2007 · Diplomacy
Anne Woods Patterson takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
July 27–30, 2008 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani in the United States: working visit. (Office of the Historian)
September 23, 2008 · Multilateral
President Asif Zardari in the United States: met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. (Office of the Historian)
4 Dec 2008 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Islamabad: met President Zardari. (Office of the Historian)
May 6, 2009 · Diplomacy
President Asif Ali Zardari in the United States: working Visit. (Office of the Historian)
September 24–25, 2009 · Multilateral
President Asif Zardari in the United States: attended a meeting of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan Summit in New York City. (Office of the Historian)
15 Oct 2009 · Assistance
The Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 (Kerry-Lugar-Berman) became law, authorising $7.5 billion in civilian assistance over five years. (Public Law 111-73, GovInfo)
April 11–13, 2010 · Multilateral
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in the United States: attended the Nuclear Security Summit. (Office of the Historian)
18 to 19 Jul 2010 · Assistance
Secretary Hillary Clinton attended a Strategic Dialogue meeting in Islamabad and announced a series of assistance agreements. (Office of the Historian, Travels of the Secretary)
30 Sep 2010 · Assistance
Pakistan Enhanced Partnership Agreement signed, implementing the 2009 Act. (Treaties in Force)
October 27, 2010 · Diplomacy
Cameron Phelps Munter takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
January 14, 2011 · Diplomacy
President Asif Ali Zardari in the United States: attended the Richard Holbrooke Memorial Service. (Office of the Historian)
27 May 2011 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton in Islamabad: met President Zardari and senior leaders. (Office of the Historian)
22 Sep 2011 · Multilateral
Pakistan and the United States are among the founding members of the Global Counterterrorism Forum. (State Dept)
20–21 Oct 2011 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton in Islamabad: met Prime Minister Gilani, Foreign Minister Khar, President Zardari. (Office of the Historian)
May 21, 2012 · Multilateral
President Asif Zardari in the United States: met with President Obama at the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. (Office of the Historian)
18 Sep 2012 · Assistance
Activity agreement for the Peshawar-Torkham road. (Treaties in Force)
October 31, 2012 · Diplomacy
Richard Gustave Olson Jr. takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
31 Jul–2 Aug 2013 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State John F. Kerry in Islamabad: met President Zardari and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Office of the Historian)
20 to 23 Oct 2013 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made a working visit to Washington; he returned on 22 October 2015. (Office of the Historian, Visits by Foreign Leaders)
27 Jan 2014 · Diplomacy
The ministerial Strategic Dialogue, interrupted in 2011, resumed in Washington. (State Dept archive)
12 to 14 Jan 2015 · Diplomacy
Secretary John Kerry attended the US-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue ministerial in Islamabad. (Office of the Historian, Travels of the Secretary)
October 22, 2015 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Mohammed Nawaz Sharif in the United States: official Working Visit. (Office of the Historian)
December 3, 2015 · Diplomacy
David Hale takes up post as US Ambassador to Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
29 Feb to 1 Mar 2016 · Diplomacy
Sixth and latest ministerial round of the Strategic Dialogue in Washington, led by Sartaj Aziz and John Kerry. (State Dept joint statement)
24 Oct 2017 · Diplomacy
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson in Islamabad: met senior officials. (Office of the Historian)
5 Sep 2018 · Defence & security
Secretary Mike Pompeo met Prime Minister Imran Khan and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Islamabad. (Office of the Historian, Travels of the Secretary)
September 22, 2018 · Diplomacy
Paul Wayne Jones takes up post as US Chargé d'Affaires a.i. in Pakistan. (Office of the Historian)
11 Jan 2019 · Diplomacy
Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan presents credentials at the White House. (Embassy of Pakistan)
21 to 23 Jul 2019 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Imran Khan made an official working visit to the White House. (Office of the Historian, Visits by Foreign Leaders)
Sep 2020 · Diplomacy
Angela P. Aggeler leads the US Embassy as Chargé d'Affaires a.i., until her farewell calls in May 2022. (ISSI)
May 2022 · Diplomacy
Donald A. Blome arrives as US Ambassador, the first full-time ambassador in Islamabad since 2018. (Dawn)
26 Sep 2022 · Assistance
Secretary Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari marked the 75th anniversary of relations in Washington, alongside US flood relief for Pakistan. (US Department of State MOFA Pakistan)
23 Feb 2023 · Trade & investment
Ninth TIFA Council ministerial meeting in Washington. (USTR)
15 Mar 2023 · Diplomacy
US-Pakistan Energy Security Dialogue under the Green Alliance framework. (US Embassy)
Aug 2024 · Diplomacy
Rizwan Saeed Sheikh assumes charge as Pakistan's Ambassador in Washington. (Dawn)
Jan 2025 · Diplomacy
Natalie A. Baker assumes the duties of US Chargé d'Affaires in Islamabad. (US Embassy)
10 May 2025 · Diplomacy
The State Department announced the India-Pakistan ceasefire after US contacts with both sides. (US Department of State)
18 Jun 2025 · Diplomacy
President Donald Trump hosted Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir for lunch at the White House. (Geo News, citing ISPR)
25 Jul 2025 · Defence & security
Secretary Rubio met Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Washington, their first in-person meeting, covering trade, critical minerals and counterterrorism. (US Department of State MOFA Pakistan)
31 Jul 2025 · Trade & investment
The US sets a 19% reciprocal tariff on Pakistani goods, down from an announced 29%. (Dawn)
12 Aug 2025 · Defence & security
The Counterterrorism Dialogue met in Islamabad. (US Department of State)
8 Sep 2025 · Trade & investment
US Strategic Metals and Pakistan's Frontier Works Organization sign a critical-minerals MoU. (Dawn)
25 Sep 2025 · Diplomacy
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Munir met President Trump in the Oval Office. (Dawn)
Oct 2025 · Trade & investment
First consignment of rare earths and critical minerals shipped to the United States. (USSM)
8 Dec 2025 · Defence & security
US notifies Congress of a possible F-16 sustainment and modernisation package. (Dawn)
22 Jan 2026 · Multilateral
Pakistan signed the Board of Peace charter at Davos and was named a founding member. (Dawn)
28 Jan 2026 · Multilateral
Pakistan Navy takes command of Combined Task Force 150 in the US-led Combined Maritime Forces. (CMF)
Feb 2026 · Trade & investment
Pakistan takes part in the Critical Minerals Ministerial in Washington. (State Dept)
20 Feb 2026 · Trade & investment
US Supreme Court rules that emergency-powers law does not authorise tariffs, ending the 19% reciprocal rate. (Supreme Court)
26 Mar 2026 · People & education
Congressional Pakistan Caucus co-chairs host a bipartisan policy symposium at the Capitol. (Office of Rep. Suozzi)
11 to 12 Apr 2026 · Multilateral
Pakistan hosted the Islamabad Talks between a US delegation led by Vice President J.D. Vance and an Iranian delegation. (MOFA Pakistan MOFA Pakistan)
May 2026 · Diplomacy
The State Department announces a phased closure of the US Consulate General in Peshawar. (Dawn)
18 Jun 2026 · Multilateral
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran had been signed electronically, with Pakistan as mediator; Pakistan and Qatar then convened the first follow-up committee meeting in Switzerland on 21 June. (MOFA Pakistan briefing)
9 Jul 2026 · Trade & investment
Washington round of negotiations on a bilateral Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. (Express Tribune)
17 Jul 2026 · Diplomacy
The US Consulate General in Peshawar closes; its work moves to the Embassy in Islamabad. (ProPakistani)
Aug 2026 · People & education
Fulbright-HEC partnership renewed for five years. (Radio Pakistan)
4 Aug 2026 · Defence & security
Fourth round of the Counterterrorism Dialogue in Washington. (MOFA Pakistan, joint statement)
20 Oct 2026 · Trade & investment
Pakistan's Commerce Secretary reports substantial progress on the reciprocal trade agreement. (Profit)
23 Oct 2026 · Diplomacy
Pakistan's Foreign Office reaffirms commitment to diplomatic, economic and security ties with Washington. (MOFA)
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