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

“Finding Solutions for Developing Afghanistan”


Featuring


H.E. Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Minister of Finance, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Thursday, April 22, 2010
5-7 PM
Rome Auditorium, 1st Fl., The Rome Building, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University
1619 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

In a donor conference in London this past January representatives of seventy countries met and pledged their support for Afghanistan. Benchmarks were set for economic development, infrastructure building, rule of law and human rights. Planning for a new international conference, this time in Kabul, is now underway.  In this critical period preceding the Kabul Conference, our guest speaker, Dr.  Omar Zakhilwal, Minister of Finance of Afghanistan, wishes to engage the audience in a discussion about the effectiveness of current aid and, more generally, about workable solutions for the country’s economic development.

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.