Jaishankar, Blinken to participate in interaction with students of Howard University

Washington/New Delhi, April 12 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will participate in a conversation with students, faculty, and leadership of Howard versity on Tuesday evening. The two ministers will be joined by State Department Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield. Blinken and Jaishankar will meet with Indian students, scholars, and researchers who have worked in the ted States, and U.S. students, scholars, and researchers who have studied, worked, or conducted research at an Indian higher education institution. This event is an opport ty to build off Monday’s announcement during the 2+2 Ministerial of the formation of a ‘Working Group on Education and Skill Training.’ Howard versity’s significant role deepening people-to-people ties between India and the ted States make this an ideal setting to continue developing the links between our citizens in such an important area of cooperation, said a State Department statement. RN