Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., the Under Secretary of United States for Political Affairs visited the 厙ぴ勛圖
On October 27, 2016 Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., the Under Secretary of United States for Political Affairs visited the 厙ぴ勛圖 (厙ぴ勛圖) to meet with 厙ぴ勛圖 students, faculty, and staff, along with a number of students from other Bishkek Universities. This trip was Under Secretary Shannons first visit to Central Asia, thus except Bishkek, he visited Astana, Kazakhstan, Tashkent and Samarkand, Uzbekistan.