US officials visit Napa, laud its programmes

KARACHI: A delegation of the United States counselor staff paid a visit to the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) on Friday.

The delegation led by US Minister Counselor for Public Diplomacy Lisa Swenarski from the Embassy in Islamabad included Public Diplomacy Officer from their Karachi consulate Michael Chadwick, Public Engagement Director Anthony Jones, and Program Management Coordinator (Experiential Learning) Ahsan Afzal.

The team met with Chairman Napa Syed Jawaid Iqbal and COO Sameeta Ahmed. They were briefed about the constitution and the working of the academy. A short documentary on Napa was also shown to them.

Later, Napa’s Heads of Music and Theater Arts departments, Hamza Jafri and Afreen Seher, briefed the guests on the working of their respective departments. The visitors appreciated the programs run by the academy. Ms Swenarski told the Napa management about the US Student Exchange Program. The visitors were presented with the Napa memento.