Zalmay Khalilzad Biography

Born as	Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad
Occup.	Diplomat
From	Afghanistan
Born	November 22, 1951 Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Age	72 years

Zalmay Khalilzad is an Afghan-American politician and previous diplomat that was birthed around 1951 in Afghanistan. He matured in Mazar-i-Sharif and also Kabul before moving to the United States as a teen. Khalilzad obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the American University of Beirut in 1971 and also later on went on to make a PhD in government from the University of Chicago in 1979.

Khalilzad started his job in federal government solution as an analyst in the Department of Defense during the Carter administration. He later worked as an unique expert to Undersecretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz throughout the George W. Bush management. In 2003, Khalilzad was appointed as the US ambassador to Afghanistan, where he served up until 2005.

Khalilzad after that went on to act as the United States ambassador to Iraq from 2005 to 2007. Throughout his time in Iraq, he played a vital duty in working out the agreement that laid out the future connection between the United States as well as Iraq. Khalilzad later worked as the US ambassador to the United Nations from 2007 to 2009.

After leaving federal government service, Khalilzad came to be an elderly therapist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. He additionally served as the president of Khalilzad Associates, a consulting firm that advised clients on concerns related to international company, geopolitical strategy, and nationwide safety.

In 2017, Khalilzad was designated as a special advisor to President Trump for Afghanistan. In this role, he was responsible for aiding in the development of the administration's technique for Afghanistan and also Pakistan. He later came to be the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, a placement he held from 2018 to 2019.

Throughout his profession, Khalilzad has been a solid advocate for diplomatic involvement in conflict resolution. He has actually authored numerous books on foreign policy, including "The Envoy: From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World". Khalilzad is thought about to be among one of the most essential Afghan-American mediators of his generation.

Our collection contains 5 quotes who is written / told by Zalmay.

Related authors: George W. Bush (President), Paul Wolfowitz (Celebrity), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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5 Famous quotes by Zalmay Khalilzad

"We are not going to abandon Iraq"

"It is important that the Iraqi people have confidence in the election results and that the voting process, including the process for vote counting, is free and fair"

"The U.S. and Iraq will work together next year to shift Iraqi resources from unproductive subsidies to productive uses that enable Iraqis to earn livelihoods"

"Success in Iraq will be a major setback for terrorists and a major asset for the security of this region. The struggle for Iraq is the struggle for the future of the world"

"The national unity government will need to implement a program that brings all Iraqis together, builds a happy future for the people of Iraq, and gets Iraq to stand on its own feet"