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"Hard Lessons from Iraq: Approaches to Reforming Overseas Contingency Operations," with Stuart Bowen

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The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a Brown Bag Lunch with Stuart Bowen on Monday, May 4th in the Belfer Center Library (L369).

Stuart W. Bowen, Jr. was appointed Inspector General for the Coalition Provisional Authority in January 2004. Since October 2004, he has served as the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). As the "taxpayer's watchdog" in Iraq, Mr. Bowen oversees over $50 billion in U.S. appropriated reconstruction funds, including the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund, the Iraq Security Forces Fund, the Economic Support Fund, and the Commander's Emergency Response Program.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

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The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a Brown Bag Lunch with Stuart Bowen on Monday, May 4th in the Belfer Center Library (L369).

Stuart W. Bowen, Jr. was appointed Inspector General for the Coalition Provisional Authority in January 2004. Since October 2004, he has served as the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). As the "taxpayer's watchdog" in Iraq, Mr. Bowen oversees over $50 billion in U.S. appropriated reconstruction funds, including the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund, the Iraq Security Forces Fund, the Economic Support Fund, and the Commander's Emergency Response Program.

Since January 2004, Mr. Bowen has made 22 trips to Iraq, managed the production of over 280 audits and inspections, issued 4 comprehensive lessons learned reports, and provided 20 quarterly reports on Iraq reconstruction to the Congress. In 2006 the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency awarded Inspector General Bowen and SIGIR the Gaston L. Gianni, Jr. Better Government Award for "demonstrating integrity, determination, and courage in providing independent oversight and unbiased review of United States' reconstruction efforts in Iraq."

Inspector General Bowen's public service career includes service in The White House as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Staff Secretary, Special Assistant to the President and Associate Counsel. From 1994 to 2000, he held a variety of positions on Texas Governor George W. Bush's staff, including Deputy General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, and Assistant General Counsel. Mr. Bowen previously served as an Assistant Attorney General of Texas and as a Briefing Attorney to Texas Supreme Court Justice Raul Gonzalez. Prior to his appointment as Inspector General, Mr. Bowen was a partner at Patton Boggs, LLP, in its Washington, D.C. office.

Mr. Bowen served four years on active duty as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force, rising to the rank of Captain. He holds a B.A. from the University of the South and J.D. from St. Mary's Law School.