The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, invites you to:

“Rising Leaders from Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Afghanistan Offer Recommendations for US Policy towards Their Region”

Featuring

CACI’s current Rumsfeld fellows from Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Afghanistan

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
5-7 PM
The Rome Auditorium, Rome Building
1619 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

CACI’s seven Rumsfeld fellows from greater Central Asia bring to bear insights on US policies towards their native region, including Afghanistan. Four of them will offer the group’s collective recommendations in a range of areas including security, economy, development, and culture.

 Light refreshments will be served at 5 PM.  The program will begin promptly at 5:30 PM and conclude at 7 PM sharp. RSVP for this event is mandatory. To RSVP please send an email with your name and affiliation to caci2@jhu.edu With questions about the Forum, please call 202-663-7723.

The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute is the 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