FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 8, 2009

Contact: Felisa Neuringer Klubes 202.663.5626
E-mail: fklubes@jhu.edu

Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Khalilzad to Speak at JHU SAIS

Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Nations, will speak at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Tuesday, December 15 at 5 p.m.

Khalilzad, will speak about “What Is at Stake for the United States in Afghanistan?” He is currently counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and president and CEO of Khalilzad Associates, LLC.

S. Frederick Starr, chairman of the SAIS Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI), will moderate the session.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Kenney Auditorium located on the first floor of the school’s Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Members of the public should RSVP to CACI at saiscaciforums@jhu.edu or 202.663. 7723.

Members of the media who plan to cover the event should respond to Felisa Neuringer Klubes at the SAIS Communications Office at 202.663.5626 or fklubes@jhu.edu.