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Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad(Khalilzad Zalmay)
Born: 1951 AD
Currently alive, at 57 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Diplomat, Politician
Currently alive, at 57 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Diplomat, Politician
1951 - Born in the city of Mazari Sharif in northern Afghanistan on the 22nd of March.
- He emigrated to the United States as a high school exchange student, but attained his bachelor's and master's degrees from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
1979 - Dr. Khalilzad was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
1984 - Khalilzad accepted a one-year Council on Foreign Relations fellowship to join the State Department, where he worked for Paul Wolfowitz, then the director of Policy Planning.
1985-1989 - Khalilzad served in President Ronald Reagan's administration as a senior State Department official advising on the Soviet war in Afghanistan and the Iran-Iraq war.
1990-1992 - Khalilzad later served under President George H. W. Bush in the Defense Department as Deputy Undersecretary for Policy Planning.
1993-2000 - Khalilzad was the Director of the Strategy, Doctrine, and Force Structure at the RAND Corporation.
1998 - He is one of the original members of Project for the New American Century and was a signatory of the letter to President Bill Clinton sent on the 26th of January , which called for an invasion of Iraq without the approval of the United Nations.PNAC Letter
2003 - Khalilzad held the position of U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan.
2005 - Khalilzad began his job as Ambassador to Iraq on the 21st of June.
2007 - On the 12th of February, the White House submitted Khalilzad's nomination to the Senate to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Despite the increasing level of violence in Afghanistan and Iraq both during and after his terms, he told the Senate that he would use a similar approach towards working with the United Nations.
- Khalilzad's term as Ambassador to Iraq ended on the 26th of March. His replacement is Ryan Crocker, a career diplomat, who was immediately previously the ambassador to Pakistan.
- He emigrated to the United States as a high school exchange student, but attained his bachelor's and master's degrees from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
1979 - Dr. Khalilzad was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
1984 - Khalilzad accepted a one-year Council on Foreign Relations fellowship to join the State Department, where he worked for Paul Wolfowitz, then the director of Policy Planning.
1985-1989 - Khalilzad served in President Ronald Reagan's administration as a senior State Department official advising on the Soviet war in Afghanistan and the Iran-Iraq war.
1990-1992 - Khalilzad later served under President George H. W. Bush in the Defense Department as Deputy Undersecretary for Policy Planning.
1993-2000 - Khalilzad was the Director of the Strategy, Doctrine, and Force Structure at the RAND Corporation.
1998 - He is one of the original members of Project for the New American Century and was a signatory of the letter to President Bill Clinton sent on the 26th of January , which called for an invasion of Iraq without the approval of the United Nations.PNAC Letter
2003 - Khalilzad held the position of U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan.
2005 - Khalilzad began his job as Ambassador to Iraq on the 21st of June.
2007 - On the 12th of February, the White House submitted Khalilzad's nomination to the Senate to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Despite the increasing level of violence in Afghanistan and Iraq both during and after his terms, he told the Senate that he would use a similar approach towards working with the United Nations.
- Khalilzad's term as Ambassador to Iraq ended on the 26th of March. His replacement is Ryan Crocker, a career diplomat, who was immediately previously the ambassador to Pakistan.
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The United States and Asia: Toward a New U.S. Strategy and Force Posture (Project Air Force Report.) by Zalmay Khalilzad (Paperback - Sep 25, 2001) The past 20 years have been a time of relative peace in Asia and, notwithstanding the 1997-1998 financial crisis, a period of robust economic growth as well. Currently, however, Asia is beset by a...  Usually ships in 2 to 5 weeks |
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How to nation-build: ten lessons from Afghanistan.: An article from: The National Interest by Zalmay Khalilzad (Digital - Jun 22, 2005) This digital document is an article from The National Interest, published by Thomson Gale on June 22, 2005. The length of the article is 5074 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical... Available for download now |
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Extending the Western Alliance to East Central Europe: A new strategy for NATO (Rand issue paper) by Zalmay Khalilzad (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 1993) |
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Strategic Appraisal: United States Air and Space Power in the 21st Century (Strategic Appraisal) by Zalmay M. Khalilzad (Paperback - Sep 25, 2002) This book explores the U.S. Air Force as an instrument of national power and as an institution... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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