{"id":86949,"date":"2026-08-18T08:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=86949"},"modified":"2026-08-20T08:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:48:29","slug":"us-charge-daffaires-joins-pakistan-tenpin-bowling-federation-to-celebrate-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/us-charge-daffaires-joins-pakistan-tenpin-bowling-federation-to-celebrate-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"US Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires joins Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation to celebrate Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
Natalie Baker highlights sports diplomacy and enduring Pakistan-US friendship<\/em><\/h6>\n

ISLAMABAD<\/strong>:<\/strong> U.S. Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Natalie Baker joined the Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation to celebrate Pakistan\u2019s Independence Day, highlighting the enduring friendship between Pakistan and the United States and the role of sports in strengthening people-to-people ties.<\/p>\n

The event underscored the importance of sports diplomacy as a means of fostering greater understanding, friendship and cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n

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Natalie Baker said the celebration was also part of the United States\u2019 \u201cDecade of Sport\u201d, describing the occasion as an example of sports diplomacy in action and a reflection of the longstanding partnership between Pakistan and the United States.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The participation of the U.S. diplomatic representative in the sporting activity provided an opportunity to celebrate Pakistan\u2019s national day while promoting closer people-to-people engagement through sport.<\/p>\n

The event also highlighted the potential of sporting exchanges and joint activities to build bridges between communities and further strengthen bilateral relations.<\/p>\n

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Natalie Baker highlights sports diplomacy and enduring Pakistan-US friendship ISLAMABAD: U.S. Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Natalie Baker joined the Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation to celebrate Pakistan\u2019s Independence Day, highlighting the enduring friendship between Pakistan and the United States and the role of sports in strengthening people-to-people ties. The event underscored the importance of sports diplomacy as a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":86950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,64,75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-diplomacy","category-sports","category-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86949"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86953,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86949\/revisions\/86953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}