The Embassy of Afghanistan to the United
States Hosts Reception at the London Conference
Embassy of Afghanistan
01/31/2006
Washington, D.C. - The Embassy of Afghanistan
and Georgetown University hosted a joint reception for government
officials, nonprofit leaders and members of the private sector
in the midst of the London Conference at the Berkeley Hotel
in London on January 30, 2006. The reception provided an informal
opportunity for the Conference participants to meet before the
Conference today and tomorrow.
Commenting on the Conference, Ambassador Said
Tayeb Jawad stated: “This significant gathering of 70
countries presents us all with an opportunity to take Afghanistan
beyond the achievements of the Bonn Agreement towards longer-term
stability and development of our country. The Afghanistan Compact
sets out our national priorities in the areas of security, governance,
and socio-economic development with the counter-narcotics campaign
as a cross-cutting theme. It declares our firm commitment to
addressing these challenging issues with the continued support
of the international community based on the Afghanistan National
Development Strategy to be presented at the Conference.”
The Embassy in Washington DC is supporting the
efforts of the Government of Afghanistan and the international
community to rebuild Afghanistan. The Embassy has partnered
with numerous private and non-profit organizations in the United
States to highlight through joint conferences the long-term
needs of state-building in Afghanistan and to secure the continued
support of the U.S. government and people for the country. Over
the past three years, the Embassy has supported the efforts
of Georgetown University with a long commitment to engaging
public and private organizations to help revitalize Afghanistan.
In January 2002, Georgetown President John J.
DeGioia presented then Interim Chairman Hamid Karzai with the
President's Medal recognizing his dedication to Afghanistan’s
reconstruction. Georgetown also hosted the Afghanistan-America
Summit on Recovery and Reconstruction the following July 2002,
bringing together seven Afghan cabinet ministers, top U.S. government
officials, industry leaders and experts in development, health,
and human rights to the campus to explore ways in which the
international community and the Afghan government could address
Afghanistan's most pressing needs. In November 2003, Georgetown
convened its second Afghanistan-America Summit on Recovery and
Reconstruction to assess the progress made and significant challenges
ahead in the recovery and reconstruction of the country.
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Contact: M. Ashraf Haidari
202-483-6410 (Ext. 811)
[email protected]
