Description:Sir Nigel Sheinwald, British Ambassador to the United States
February 9, 2010 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, LBJ Library Atrium, 10th Floor

The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law and the LBJ Library cordially invite you to a keynote speech, Afghanistan and Pakistan: The U.K. Perspective by Sir Nigel Sheinwald, the United Kingdom's Ambassador to the United States, on Tuesday, February 9 at 6:00 pm in the LBJ Library Atrium, 10th Floor. An RSVP is required for this event.

Ambassador Sheinwald will speak on British policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan. This discussion comes at a crucial time, after the London Conference on Afghanistan and as the troop surge builds. The U.K. has some 10,000 troops fighting alongside American troops and is committed to denying Al Qaeda safe haven.

Sir Sheinwald joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1976 and has served in Washington (twice), Brussels (twice), and Moscow and in a wide range of policy jobs in London. He became British Ambassador to the United States in October 2007. In that role he leads the Embassy in Washington and nine Consulates-General around the country.

Seating is limited to approximately 215 attendees. Please email your RSVP for an opportunity to attend this special program. Tickets will not be mailed.

The Atrium is located on the 10th floor of the LBJ Library. Parking is available in the LBJ Library's visitor parking lot (#38).

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