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R. Sargent Shriver Personal Papers
RSSPP-028-010-p0004
Photograph of Sargent Shriver, Director of the Peace Corps in Rawalpindi, Pakistan as part of an eight nation tour. Caption on verso of photo reads: "Mr. Sargent Shriver, Director, US Peace Corps, arrived in Rawalpindi on Friday, May 5, 1961, for one-day visit to Pakistan's interim capital. During his stay in Rawalpindi, he met with President Mohammad Ayub Khan, cabinet ministers, and governmental secretaries, and discussed with them the possible use of American youth volunteers in development work in Pakistan. Mr. Sargent Shriver, Director, U.S. Peace Corps, called on Lieut. Gen. W.A. Burki, Minister for Health, Labor, and Social Welfare, at the latter's office. On the extreme left is Lieut. Gen. Burki. Facing him is Mr. Shriver. Second from right is Mr. James S. Killen, Director of U.S. aid programs in Pakistan. On the extreme right is Mr. Edwin Bayley, a member of Mr. Shriver's party."
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R. Sargent Shriver Personal Papers
RSSPP-028-010-p0002
Photograph of Sargent Shriver, Director of the Peace Corps in Rawalpindi, Pakistan as part of an eight nation tour. Caption on verso of photo reads: "Mr. Sargent Shriver, Director, US Peace Corps, arrived in Rawalpindi on Friday, May 5, 1961, for one-day visit to Pakistan's interim capital. During his stay in Rawalpindi, he met with President Mohammad Ayub Khan, cabinet ministers, and governmental secretaries, and discussed with them the possible use of American youth volunteers in development work in Pakistan. Picture shows (left to right): Mr. David MacEachron, a member of Mr. Shriver's party; Mr. Justice Shahbauddin, chairman Pakistan Constitution Commission; Mr. Shriver; President Mohammad Ayub Khan; Mr. William M. Rountree, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan; Lieut. Gen. W.A. Burki, Pakistan Minister of Health, Labor, and Social Welfare; Mr. James S. Killen, Director of U.S. Operation Mission in Pakistan; Mr. Harris Wofford, a member of Mr. Shriver's party; Mr. Akhter Hussain, Minister of Education and Kashmir Affairs of Pakistan; Mr. M. Shoaib, Finance Minister of Pakistan; and Mr. M. Ayub, Finance Secretary, government of Pakistan."