The U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg selected and displayed signature floral painting, Majestic Garden, for the 2012 Art in Embassies Exhibition.
The U.S. Embassy in Port Louis, Mauritus, selected and displayed two floral paintings, Azalea Dream and Wild Poppies, for the 2012 Art in Embassies Exhibition.
Presenting his picturesque rendering of Chicago Skyline to President Barack Obama in 2009.
Being selected by the first female space explorer, Anousheh Ansari, to paint her portrait in 2007, which is displayed at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, CO.
Japanese newspaper, Fukui Shimbun, wrote an article on Pakan on 5/22/2007 featuring painting Fishing Boat - Yuki Minato. Fukui Shimbun Newspaper on 5/22/2007
Interviewed on live TV by newscaster, Andrea Roane, on W-USA 9 news in 2006.