The Alaska World Affairs Council Presents
AWAC Hot Topics Conference Call
“Afghanistan after Osama Bin Laden”
Thursday, 5th May, 2011
The Conference Call is scheduled for
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EDT
Ambassador Neumann will open the call with a 5-8 minute overview, which will be followed by Q&A with the participants.
Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann served as the US Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from July 2005 to April 2007. Before Afghanistan, Mr. Neumann, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, served in Baghdad from February 2004 with the Coalition Provisional Authority and then as Embassy Baghdad’s principal interlocutor with the Multinational Command, where he was deeply involved in coordinating the political part of military action. He has also served as ambassador to Algeria and Bahrain. Ambassador Neumann is the author of The Other War: Winning and Losing in Afghanistan (Potomac Press, 2009), a book on his time in Afghanistan.
We hope that you will be able to join us for what is certain to be a very informative discussion. Please forward this invitation to your board members and your individual council members. The dial-in information to participate in the Hot Topics Conference call US Strategy in Afghanistan After Osama Bin Laden is as follows:
Dial-in Number: 1-270-400-1500
Participant Access Code: 502507