U.S. Consul General Peter Haas on first visit to Gujarat this Thursday

Ahmedabad, 6 September, 2011

U.S. Consul General Peter Haas will be visiting Ahmedabad, Gujarat for the first time this Thursday after becoming US Consul General of Mumbai consulate.

Mr. Peter Haas will attend a function at Ahmedabad Management Association(AMA) to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the American Corner here.

He will give away prizes to winning teams of the third Knowledge USA Quiz. The quiz for college students over the age of 18 is produced by the American Center Mumbai in partnership with the Ahmedabad Management Association and Inductotherm, Pvt. Ltd. The quiz will include an initial written elimination round, an audience round, and a finalists round. Prizes for the top three teams are two Ipad 2 tablet computers, two Ipod Touch devices, and two Nokia mobile phones.

Mr. Haas will also interact with the media on a variety of topics pertaining to Indo-U.S. ties such as trade, commerce, education, and people-to-people dialogue.

Mr. Peter Haas assumed the post of U.S. Consul General in Mumbai on August 1st, 2011. Immediately prior to coming to Mumbai, Consul General Haas served as the Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. An economic officer by training, his previous diplomatic posts include London, Rabat, Washington, Port-au-Prince, and Berlin. Consul General Haas holds a BA in International Studies and German from Illinois Wesleyan University. He was a Marshall Scholar at the London School of Economics, where he earned Master of Science degrees in the Politics of the World Economy and Comparative Government.