Afghanistan: National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib
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Asia Society is delighted to host His Excellency Hamdullah Mohib, National Security Advisor of Afghanistan, for an address and a discussion on the future of Afghanistan, sharing his perspectives on the state of negotiations with the Taliban, the upcoming presidential elections in July, and security developments in the region. Barnett Rubin, former Senior Adviser to the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan will join him in conversation.
Speakers
H.E. Hamdullah Mohib is the National Security Advisor of Afghanistan. Previously, he served as the Afghan Ambassador to the U.S. from 2015-2018. Prior to becoming Ambassador to the U.S., he was deputy chief of staff to Afghan President. Among his many duties in the position, he led the presidential negotiating team for several intergovernmental cooperation agreements and the formulation of Afghanistan’s national development “Realizing Self-Reliance” reform strategy.
Barnett Rubin is a senior fellow and associate director of NYU’s Center on International Cooperation, where he directs the Afghanistan Pakistan Regional Program. Previously, he served as Director of the Center for Preventive Action and Director of Peace and Conflict Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He was the Senior Adviser to the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (2009-2013), and as Special Advisor to the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan during the negotiations that produced the Bonn Agreement. He subsequently advised the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on the drafting of the constitution of Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Compact, and the Afghanistan National Development Strategy.
Attendance at this event is by invitation only. For additional information about this event, please e-mail [email protected].
This program made possible through the generous support of the Nicholas and Sheila Platt Endowment for Public Policy.
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