Said Tayeb Jawad, former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States has joined the Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as the inaugural Fisher Family Fellow. He will engage in a number of public speaking events on the future of Afghanistan during his month-long residence, sharing his knowledge and real world experience with students and faculty.
We are fortunate that one of these speaking engagements will be an exclusive study group offered to Harvard Kennedy School students and fellows. The study group will be kept to 25 people, so we encourage you to sign up early for this unique opportunity to spend time with a practitioner who has worked closely with all parties involved.
Participation in both sessions (November 10 and 17) and limited preparatory reading is mandatory, so please check your schedules ahead of committing yourself, as we want to guarantee two interesting and productive sessions.
Afghanistan: How we got here and where we are going
November 10, 4:00PM – 5:30PM
Location: R-G20
Led by Ambassador Said T. Jawad, the former Afghan Ambassador to the United States, this study group will examine events, developments and decisions by the Afghan government, international community, the United Nations, and neighboring countries that lead to current challenges in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: The Way Forward: Regional cooperation and reconciliation
November 17, 4:00PM – 5:30PM
Location: Nye C
The second session of the Afghanistan study group will focus on the potential role of neighboring countries and regional powers in finding diplomatic solutions for the country's stabilization. It will particularly examine the history, mechanism and challenges of engaging the Taliban and reconciliation in Afghanistan.
About Ambassador Said T. Jawad:
Jawad served concurrently as Afghan Ambassador to the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico from 2003-10. He returned to Afghanistan after September 11, 2001 to assist in the state-building process, where he played a versatile and crucial role ingovernment, serving as President Hamid Karzai's Press Secretary, Chief of Staff and director of the Office of International Relations. In these positions, Jawad formulated and managed strategies, implemented policies, and worked closely with the international community to build and restore state institutions (including the Afghan National Army). He was also instrumental in prioritizing national reforms in Afghanistan, notably in the Ministry of Defense. In addition, he served as the president's principal liaison with the constitutional commission throughout the drafting of the Afghan Constitution and was instrumental in drafting Afghanistan's foreign investment laws.
THIS STUDY GROUP IS FULL
