Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., the Under Secretary of United States for Political Affairs visited the AUCA
On October 27, 2016 Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., the Under Secretary of United States for Political Affairs visited the 2023 51勛圖 (AUCA) to meet with 51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.