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The relationship between the United States and Pakistan has had its ups and downs, and throughout history, it has always been affected by other international developments, as well as the internal politics of the United States and Pakistan. In this thesis, an attempt has been made to review the history of the US foreign policy towards Pakistan from the beginning of the independence of the government of Pakistan until ۲۰۱۶, and to study and analyze the differences and commonalities of the foreign policies of the two presidents Trump and Biden in the period from ۲۰۱۶ to ۲۰۲۳.. Pakistan's acquisition of nuclear weapons, as well as the September ۱۱th attacks and finally the capture and death of Bin Laden, were the issues that inevitably led Pakistan and America to have intertwined relations in the last three decades. In this research, while reviewing the background of researches related to the subject and using the theoretical framework of aggressive realism, the researcher has tried to answer this basic question by using available library sources and documents that the differences and commonalities of the American foreign policy in the years What is ۲۰۱۶-۲۰۲۳ for Pakistan? The primary hypothesis of the researcher is that in the framework of the American foreign policy in the period of ۲۰۱۶-۲۰۲۳, Pakistan is considered as an influential actor on regional developments; But in the years ۲۰۱۶-۲۰۲۰ (the Trump era), due to the weakening of the anti-Russian orientation, the reduction of the importance of the fight against terrorism and the efforts aimed at leaving Afghanistan, Pakistan enjoyed a secondary and subordinate position. But in the years of Biden's leadership (۲۰۲۰-۲۰۲۳), in the shadow of intensifying the policy of containing China and finding new economic partners in the region, as well as giving a secondary role to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Army as the main sponsors of regional terrorism, the government of Pakistan has a central role as a partner. The new economic and political economy of America was given. Using the theoretical framework of aggressive realism and comparing the presidency of Biden and Trump, the researcher came to the conclusion that issues related to Afghanistan and the fight against terrorism have made Pakistan impossible to ignore. On the other hand, the economic competition between the United States of America and China and the issues related to anti-Russian relations have caused Pakistan to have new roles (economic, political and strategic partner) and more than before (security partner).