World Affairs Discussions
World Affairs Discussions (WAD) are usually held the fourth week of each month except July, August and December. These events provide a forum for members and guests to hear an overview of a timely topic of interest and then participate in moderated table discussions of the pros and cons and/or possible solutions of issues that are identified in the presentation. A meal function is included and social networking time is included in the schedule. Through CIR’s Student Outreach Support program, interested students and teachers are invited to attend World Affairs Discussion luncheons for free. You can donate to this fund by selecting Student Outreach Support at the bottom of the Shopping Cart.
When: September 8, 2010
From: 11:30 AM - 01:30 PM
Topic: Iraqi Kurdistan: Towards a
New Democracy and Economy
Location: Santa Fe Hilton, 100 Sandoval Street
Speaker: Mr. Qubad Talabani
Cost: $26/CIR Members
$32/Non-members & Guests
As attention shifts away from Iraq to focus further east on Pakistan and Afghanistan, there is little discussion in the U.S. media of the situation on the ground. In particular, the press and political commentators largely ignore the landmark strides toward democracy and economic development in the Iraqi Kurdistan area in the north of the country. Qubad Talabani, as Representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to the United States, will describe those strides and how they will shape the future of the Iraq and Kurdistan Region.
Talabani, son of Jalal Talabani, President of the Republic of Iraq, served as Senior Foreign Relations officer for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) (one of the leading Kurdish political parties in Iraq), He worked closely with the U.S-led Coalition Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA), and was PUK’s top liaison to the Coalition after it became the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and to US forces in Iraq. He was also a key negotiator in drafting the Transitional Administrative Law (TAL), Iraq’s first post-Saddam constitution.
During the period 2001 – 2003, Mr. Talabani served first as a Special Assistant to the then PUK Representative in Washington and then later he served as the Deputy PUK Representative in Washington D.C.
Through CIR’s Student Outreach Support program, interested students and teachers are invited to attend World Affairs Discussion events for free. You can donate to this fund by selecting Student Outreach Support at the bottom of the Shopping Cart.
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