Understanding Afghanistan and Central Asia
"Supporting Democracy and Stability - The Path Ahead"
Conference Speakers
- Abed Nadjib - Minister Counselor at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Ali Ahmad Jalali - Former Interior Minister of Afghanistan
- Amb. Alessandro Minuto Rizzo -
Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO; Former Acting Secretary General
- Bettina Muscheidt - European Commission - External Relations Directorate-General, Desk Afghanistan
- Col. Andrew Budd - Branch Chief, Strategic Policy&Concepts Branch, International Military Staff, NATO
- Christian Manhart - UNESCO - Chief, Section of Museums and Cultural Objects
- MdB Elke Hoff - (Defense Policy Spokesperson for FDP Caucus)
- Amb. Elena Poptodorova - Director - Security Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
- Emil Constantinescu - ICD Advisory Board Member - Former President of Romania
- Dr. Erkki Tuomioja - ICD Advisory Board Member - Former Finnish Foreign Minister
- Prof. Dr. Fadwa El Guindi
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Head of the Department of Social Sciences, Qatar University - Dr. Jacques F. Poos - ICD Advisory Board Member ? Former Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Former Minister of Defence
- Sir Malcolm Rifkind - Former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
- Marco Boasso - Chief of Mission and Special Envoy to Afghanistan, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Nick Williams - Head, Operations Section, Operations Division, NATO
- Amb. Petko Draganov - Deputy Secretary General - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- Amb. Philip D. Murphy - U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany
- Prof. Dr. Sartaj Aziz - Former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Vice-Chancellor of Beaconhouse National University in Pakistan
- Prof. Rupert Scholz - Former Minister of Defense of Germany
- Solomon Isaac Passy - ICD Advisory Board Member - Former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria and Former Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE
- Stefan Antonov Sofiyanski - Former Prime minister of Bulgaria, Former Mayor of Sofia
- Ulrike Demmer - (Der Spiegel)
- Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga - ICD Advisory Board Member - Former President of Latvia
- Dr. Vasile Puscas - ICD Advisory Board Member - Former Romanian Minister for European Affairs
- William E. Moeller - Pol-Mil/External Chief, Political Section, U.S. Embassy Berlin
- H.E. Yasar Yakis - ICD Advisory Board Member - Turkish MP, Former Foreign Minister of Turkey
- Dr. Yasser Thabet - Journalist and author; Program Editor at Al Arabiya News Channel; Former Senior Producer at Al Jazeera