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Engaging the Security Sector for Reform in the DR Congo

With: Lisa Peterson, Deputy Director, Office of Central African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, US Department of State, Lena Slachmuijlder, Country Director, SFCG in DRC, Search for Common Ground, and moderator Prof. William Zartman, Ph.D., Jacob Blaustein Professor of International Organizations and Conflict Resolution; Director of the Conflict Management Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

Date & Time

Thursday
May. 3, 2007
9:00am – 11:00am ET

Overview

The partners of the Great Lakes Policy Forum cordially invite you to attend the:

130th GREAT LAKES POLICY FORUM

Thursday, May 3, 2007 from 9:00AM - 11:00AM

"Engaging the Security Sector for Reform in the DR Congo"

Special Guests

Lisa Peterson, Deputy Director, Office of Central African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, US Department of State

Lena Slachmuijlder, Country Director, SFCG in DRC, Search for Common Ground

The forum will be facilitated by Prof. William Zartman, Ph.D., Jacob Blaustein Professor of International Organizations and Conflict Resolution; Director of the Conflict Management Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University

Location
ROME AUDITORIUM | 1619 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. NW (accross the street, to the right)

All are welcome at the meeting. Journalists may participate, but discussion is not for attribution. Light refreshments will be served. If you have any questions or feedback about the forum, please contact Marco Konings at Search for Common Ground: 202-265-4300.

Kindly RSVP by e-mail to glpf@sfcg.org

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The Great Lakes Policy Forum aims to keep the Great Lakes on the agenda of policy makers and provides a platform where Government, NGOs, academics, and the diaspora come together to search cooperatively for solutions to the region's conflicts. The forum is usually held on the first Thursday of each month.

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The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and US-Africa relations, build mutually beneficial US-Africa relations, and enhance knowledge and understanding about Africa in the United States. The Program achieves its mission through in-depth research and analyses, public discussion, working groups, and briefings that bring together policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts to analyze and offer practical options for tackling key challenges in Africa and in US-Africa relations.    Read more

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