WACC
Ambassadors
Circle
Series
(Middle
East
Program)
Zalmay
Khalilzad
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2007-2009
Ambassador to Iraq, 2005-2007
Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2003-2005
Iraq,
Afghanistan
and
the
Middle
East
-
Challenges
and
Opportunities
As
Ambassador
to
Iraq
and
Afghanistan,
Ambassador
Khalilzad
provides
an
unprecedented
insider
perspective
on
the
Middle
East
and
the
challenges
relating
to
US
security,
economy,
democracy
and
peace
in
the
region.
Date:
Thursday, March 24th, 2011 Location:
Hilton
Charlotte
Center
City
(222.
E.
Third
St.)
Time:
General
Networking
&
Registration:
11:30
a.m.
–
12:00
p.m.
Lunch
&
Presentation:
12:00
–
1:30
p.m. Cost:
$50 (WACC members); $65 (non-members)
*Lunch
included.
If
you
have
certain
dietary
considerations,
please
let
us
know.
RSVP
Information:
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online
reservation
process
below
or
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card.
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it to
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From
2007
to
2009,
Dr.
Khalilzad
served
as
U.S.
Permanent
Representative
to
the
United
Nations.
Prior
to
that,
he
was
appointed
as
U.S.
Ambassador
to
Iraq
(2005-2007).
For
his
service
in
Iraq,
Secretary
of
Defense
Robert
Gates
awarded
him
the
Department
of
Defense
Medal
for
Outstanding
Public
Service.
From
2003
to
2005,
Dr.
Khalilzad
served
as
the
U.S.
Ambassador
to
Afghanistan
and
also
as
Special
Presidential
Envoy
to
Afghanistan.
Then–Secretary
of
Defense
Donald
Rumsfeld
awarded
him
the
Department
of
Defense
Medal
for
Outstanding
Public
Service
for
his
work
in
Afghanistan.
Before
becoming
Ambassador
to
Afghanistan,
he
served
at
the
National
Security
Council
as
Special
Assistant
to
the
President
and
Senior
Director
for
Islamic
Outreach
and
Southwest
Asia
Initiatives.
Dr.
Khalilzad
received
his
bachelor’s
and
master’s
degrees
from
the
American
University
in
Beirut,
Lebanon.
He
went
on
to
earn
a
Ph.D.
from
the
University
of
Chicago.
He
is
the
author
of
more
than
200
books,
articles,
studies,
and
reports,
and
his
work
has
been
translated
in
many
languages,
including
Arabic,
Chinese,
German,
Japanese,
and
Turkish.
