| U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Richard Boucher, center, visited Pitt March 5 to discuss U.S. foreign policy in a public forum. Among other issues, Boucher addressed questions on nuclear proliferation and U.S. policies in the Middle East. Boucher’s appearance was sponsored by Pitt’s Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies, Asian Studies Center, and Global Studies Program, along with the Pittsburgh chapter of the American Muslim Council. Above, Boucher speaks with Riffat Chughtai, second from left, president of the American Muslim Council’s Pittsburgh Chapter, and Omar Slater, left, president of the Islamic Council of Greater Pittsburgh. At right is William I. Brustein, director of Pitt’s University Center for International Studies. |
