Featuring

C. Michael Smith, President, American University of Afghanistan

Leslie M. Schweitzer, Trustee, American University of Afghanistan; Chair, Friends of the American University of Afghanistan

Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, Counselor, Center for Strategic and International Studies; President, Gryphon Partners, LLC (invited)

Moderating

S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute.

Wednesday, February 27, 5-7 p.m.
Rome Auditorium, Rome Building
SAIS, Johns Hopkins University
1619 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

The Forum is preceded by a reception and light refreshments from 5 to 5:30 p.m. The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. and conclude at 7 p.m.

The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute is a primary institution in the United States for the study of the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Caspian Region. The Institute, affiliated with Johns Hopkins University-SAIS, forms part of a Joint Center with the Silk Road Studies Program, affiliated with the Stockholm-based Institute for Security and Development Policy. Additional information about the Joint Center, as well as its several publications series, is available at www.silkroadstudies.org.