Zalmay Khalilzad
Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad (Pashto: زلمی خلیلزاد Zalmay Khalīlzād; born March 22, 1951) is a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and president of Khalilzad Associates. He was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush from 2007 to 2009.[1]
Zalmay Khalilzad | |
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26th United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
In office April 17, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Secretary-General | Ban Ki-Moon |
Preceded by | John R. Bolton |
Succeeded by | Susan Rice |
United States Ambassador to Iraq | |
In office June 21, 2005 – April 17, 2007 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | John Negroponte |
Succeeded by | Ryan Crocker |
United States Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
In office November 28, 2003 – June 20, 2005 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Robert Finn |
Succeeded by | Ronald E. Neumann |
Personal details | |
Born | Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad March 22, 1951 Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Cheryl Benard |
Children | Alexander Benard Maximilian Benard |
Alma mater | American University of Beirut University of Chicago |
Profession | Academic and Diplomat |
In October 2021, CNN reported that Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States' principal envoy for Afghanistan, will quit his post in Afghanistan, after the end of the withdrawal of American forces in Afghanistan.
Zalmay Khalilzad Media
Khalilzad presenting President George W. Bush a ballot from the first democratic election in Afghanistan on October 18, 2004.
Khalilzad conversing with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld accompanied by Lieutenant General David Barno and Brigadier General Lloyd Austin, during Rumsfeld visit to Kandahar, Afghanistan on February 26, 2004.
Khalilzad with Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in April 2006.
Khalilzad at the 2008 World Economic Forum, in Switzerland, attending the plenary session; 'Understanding Iran's Foreign Policy' on January 26, 2008.
Khalilzad (left) and Taliban representative Abdul Ghani Baradar (right) sign the Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan in Doha, Qatar on February 29, 2020
References
- ↑ International House at the University of Chicago – Alumni In The News, Ambassador Zalmay M. Khalilzad, PhD '79 Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
Other websites
Media related to Zalmay Khalilzad at Wikimedia Commons
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Zalmay Khalilzad on IMDb
- Works by or about Zalmay Khalilzad in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Zalmay Khalilzad collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Articles
- The Washington Post – Afghan Roots Keep Adviser Firmly in the Inner Circle Archived 2011-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
- US Mission to the UN – United States Ambassadors to the United Nations Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Current Biography August 2006 cover story
- The New Yorker – American Viceroy
- RFE/RL interview with Zalmay Khalilzad (May 18, 2007)
- Zalmay.com, a profile view
- Profile: Khalilzad, The Center for Cooperative Research
- Video: Khalilzad discusses Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East Archived 2008-12-28 at the Wayback Machine