Meetings in Washington DC
October 18-23, 2009
Pugwash organized a visiting delegation from Pakistan for a wide-ranging series of meetings with State Department and Pentagon officials, former Bush administration officials, Congressional staff, South Asia experts, and the media, in Washington DC, October 18-23.
The delegation was led by Pugwash Council member Gen. (ret.) Talat Masood, and included Gen. (ret.) Mahmed Durrani (former Ambassador to the US); Ejaz Haider (journalist with The Friday Times); Ahsan Iqbal (Member of Pakistan's National Assembly); Aziz Ahmad Khan (former Ambassador to Afghanistan); and Bilal Soofi (Research Society for International Law). They were joined for part of the week by Brig. Feroz Khan (Monterey Institute of International Affairs) and Adil Najam (Boston University).
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Atlantic Council seminar, Monday, October 19: Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Shuja Nawaz, Talat Masood, Aziz Ahmad Khan
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Brookings Institution conference,
Tuesday, October 20
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Brookings conference: Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Stephen Cohen, Aziz Ahmad Khan, Mahmed Durrani
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Press briefing at the Old Ebbitt Grill, Wednesday, October 21: Ahsan Iqbal (center) and Brig. Feroz Khan (right)
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Stimson Center seminar, Wednesday, October 21: Adil Najam, Michael Krepon, Bilal Soofi, Paolo Cotta-Ramusino,
Ahsan Iqbal
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New America Foundation conference, Wednesday, October 21: Talat Masood addresses the audience, with panel co-chairs Peter Bergen and Paolo Cotta-Ramusino and panelists Mahmed Durrani and Ejaz Haider.
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Heritage Foundation roundtable discussion, Thursday, October 22
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US State Department, Policy Planning Staff, with Anne-Marie Slaughter, Director (left), Thursday, October 22
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