Amb. Jawad Addresses Humanitarian Engagement
June 30, 2009 - Ambassador Said T. Jawad spoke at the opening session of the 2009 Afghan Symposium in Washington on June 30, using the opportunity to discuss humanitarian and philanthropic engagement with Afghanistan. The symposium included panel discussions with experts and practitioners in development and philanthropy. (Read More...)
New York Times
June 30, 2009 - When the 228 historic artifacts that make up the exhibit "Hidden Treasures of the National Museum, Kabul" arrived in Washington, D.C. in May 2008 for an opening at the National Gallery of Art, New York Times art reviewer Roberta Smith called them "revelatory and heart-rending." With the June 23 opening of the exhibit at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smith decided to revisit the acclaimed exhibit for a second impression. (Read More...)
June 29, 2009 - Ambassador Said T. Jawad spoke in a closed policy briefing at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in Washington on June 23. Senior government officials, think tank researchers and private sector executives attended the meeting with Ambassador Jawad, who discussed a number of key challenges facing Afghanistan in the run up to the August 2009 presidential and provincial council elections. (Read More...)
