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Ambassador Richard Olson: The future of US-Pakistan relations

Open to the Public

Ambassador Olson is U.S. Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He previously as the Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs at U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan, from 2011 to 2012. Ambassador Olson also served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2008 to 2011. He has served in Mexico, Uganda, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, (where he served both in Abu Dhabi and Dubai), and in Najaf, Iraq.

Date: Time: - Location: Weil Town Hall, 1st Floor

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In discussion with Future of Diplomacy Faculty Director, R. Nicholas Burns, Ambassador Richard Olson will speak on the relationship between the US and Pakistan and reflect on his experience heading one of the largest US embassies in Islamabad. The event is co-sponsored by the South Asia Institute and the India and South Asia Program.

Ambassador Olson is U.S. Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He previously as the Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs at U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan, from 2011 to 2012. Ambassador Olson also served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2008 to 2011.

He is a member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister Counselor. Olson joined the U.S. Department of State in 1982. He has served in Mexico, Uganda, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, (where he served both in Abu Dhabi and Dubai), and in Najaf, Iraq. He was also Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).