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

“The U.S.-Georgia Partnership: Opportunities and Challenges”


Featuring


Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili
Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia

Thursday, February 25, 2010
5-7 PM
Rome Auditorium, 1st Fl., The Rome Building
SAIS, Johns Hopkins University
1619 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

The U.S.-Georgia relationship has been developing since Georgia ’s independence. It grew more intense following the 2003 Rose Revolution, when Georgia embarked on a path of democratic reform and Euro-Atlantic integration.  In January 2009, the United States and Georgia signed a Charter of Strategic Partnership. While Georgia has numerous security challenges where it seeks U.S. support, it is also a contributor to international security, among other through its role in energy security and peacekeeping.  Where does the U.S.-Georgia relationship stand today? How can it best be advanced over coming months? What are the challenges ahead?

Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili is Secretary of the Georgian National Security Council. A lawyer by training, Tkeshelashvili has served as Chairperson of the Tbilisi Court of Appeals, as Prosecutor General of Georgia, and as Minister of Justice as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs. She serves as head of the NSC since December 2008.

The Forum opens with a reception and refreshments at 5 PM. The program will begin promptly at 5:30 PM and conclude at 7 PM. RSVP for this event is mandatory and will not be accepted after 10 AM on the day of the event. To register, please send an email with your name and affiliation to SAISCACIForums@jhu.edu or call 202-663-7723.

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.