Farewell dinner hosted for Australian envoy

Islamabad
To bid farewell to High Commissioner of Australia Peter Heyward and Susan Heyward, the ambassador of Argentina, Rodolfo Martin Saravia, hosted a dinner at his residence.
The lively farewell was attended by friends of the Australian couple and a few other guests, the list including Minister of State of Foreign Affairs, Tariq Fatemi; High Commissioner of Great Britain, Philip Barton; Ambassador of Japan Hiroshi Inomata; Ambassador of Afghanistan, Janan Mosazai and Mrs Mosazai; ambassador of France, Martine Dorance and spouse; BISP chairperson, Marvi Memon MNA (PML-N) Pervaiz Malik and Mrs Malik (MNA); Nageen Hyat (Nomad Gallery); SASSI DG Dr. Maria Sultan; honorary Consul of Peru, Tariq Afridi and Cristina Afridi; ambassador (r) Aziz Khan and Aisha Khan; businessman, Imran Shauket; founder NGO, Paper Miracles, Elle Takagaki; president ASG, Parveen Malik and Dr Shaukat Malik; Admiral (r) Tariq Khan; businessman Irshad Ullah Khan and Hoshi Khan; Bilquis Salam (visitor) Tina Nunn (wife of the German envoy) and Masud Jamil.
Addressing his guests, the host thanked them for accepting his invitation and paid tribute to the Heywards for being an interactive couple, taking part in as many activities as it was possible to do so both in the Pakistani as well as the diplomatic community. He lauded Susan’s role in raising funds for charitable causes, always willingly and with a smile and after acknowledging the work Peter has done to promote bilateral relations between Pakistan and Australia, he said his role as Patron of ASG was going to be a hard act to follow and hoped the next patron would be as active as he had been. He then presented the couple a copy of the book, ‘Golden Thrones,’ by Argentinean photographer, Tommy Heindricks which showcases the beautiful northern areas of Pakistan.
Susan Heyward responded first and thanked the Dean for hosting the farewell, praising his role as Dean and how well he had handled the affairs of this office. Peter Heyward began by saying he was happy that Susan had spoken up for the first time at any farewell hosted for them, then thanked the host and the guests, especially the ladies, for being present on this occasion. Praising the role women play in the development of Pakistan, he said, ‘It is my firm belief that it is the dynamic women of Pakistan who will lead the country to become a great nation. I am amazed at the good work many of them are doing.” Of course this delighted the ladies and they gave him a spontaneous round of applause!
He went on to say that as patron of ASG, he and Susan had tried to take part in as many programmes as it was possible and they had met some wonderful people at these events. He went on to say Pakistan was a complex; unpredictable, sometimes frustrating country and a real challenge for any diplomat but he had loved every minute of the past three years and needless to say they would not forget their time spent here. “The people are warm, friendly and hospitable and we will miss our many friends,” he said adding that since many of them do travel to the US, he hoped they would get in touch with them if they were in Washington.