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Faiz Rehman
FAIZ REHMAN: A Short Bio Faiz Rehman is a US-educated and -trained leading media professional. He has over 22 years of experience in journalism and management. He was part of the founding of the Pakistan Caucus in the United States Congress in 2004. He is currently serving as the Head of the Urdu Service at the Voice of America. The Service broadcasts to Pakistan via TV, radio, and the Web.

Mr. Rehman has served as the Executive Director News for the Dubai-based 24-hour international satellite news channel, the ARY News. He has served as a member of the American Pakistan Foundation Steering Committee, a foundation inspired by the initiative and encouragement of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Mr. Rehman has interviewed many world leaders, including President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Prime Minister of Bosnia Haris Sledjik, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns, Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, then Prime Minister of Pakistan Ms. Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, President Farooq Leghari, former Indian Prime Minister I K Gujral, General Sahibzada Yaqub Khan, and several US senators and members of Congress.

Mr. Rehman has appeared as analyst on CNN, FOX News, ABC News, NPR, BBC, and MSNBC. He has been interviewed by the New York Times, the Washington Post, the LA Times, and the USA Today.

He has offered lectures to the students of National Defense College, and several other groups at the State Department. He has received numerous awards, including the Congressional Certificate for Excellence in Journalism. In 1996, he met President Bill Clinton; and also met with First Lady Hillary Clinton at the White House. He regularly attends press briefings and press conferences at the State Department and the White House. MEDIA APPEARANCES: His major media appearances include: Major TV appearances include: • CNN • Fox News • ABC with Peter Jennings • MSNBC • GEO TV • PTV Prime • Dunya TV • ARY RADIO: • NPR • BBC • KFI, Los Angeles PRINT: • The New York Times • The Washington Post • The Washington Times • USA Today • The Boston Globe • The Times of London • St. Petersburg Times • Forward • Dawn • The News • The Nation-Lahore • AP • AFP • Reuters • and many other newspapers and magazines. Digital Video Conferences: The US State Department-sponsored six digital video conferences to Bulgaria on Muslim Life in America SPEECHES: • Lectures and presentations before a group of senior military and State officers at the Foreign Press Center in Washington • Presentation before students of National Defense University, Washington, February, 2009 • Annual Convention Federal Urdu University, Karachi, 2008 • Congressional Briefing on Pakistan, April, 2005 • Rising Leaders Conferences in Washington, Chicago, and Los Angeles. • Speech at the Pakistan Millennium Conference, April 3, 2004 on Role of Media in Pakistan society. • Speech at Pakistani American Congress Washington seminar, Feb 27, 2004 • Speech at a United Nations Correspondents Association seminar on civil liberties, Sept. 12, 2003, New York • Keynote speech at a Pakistan Foundation seminar on “Need for Pakistani Americans to get involved,” Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 12, 2003 • Congressional Hearing on American Civil Liberties: A testimony of Pakistani Americans’ civil rights (US Congress, May, 2003) • A series of lectures through a US State Department-sponsored digital video conference (DVC) on Muslim Life in America. • A speech on Consequences of 9-11 at the Washington Times-sponsored World Media Conference in September, 2002. • The Indus Entrepreneur (TIE) conference, 1999. • Overseas Pakistanis Convention in Islamabad, Pakistan AWARDS AND HONORS: Rehman has received numerous awards for his service to the community, and excellence in his profession. They include: • The Falcon Award for Excellence in Journalism • Congressional Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Journalism by Congressman Jay Kim (R-CA) • Certificate of Recognition by the Human Development Foundation • MPAC Award for Community Service • Excellence in Journalism Award by the L.A. Media Association • Community Service Award by the University of Karachi 1