marc grossman has held just about every major post one can hold in the department of state. ambassador to turkey, assistant secretary of state for european affairs, director general of the foreign service, and undersecretary of state for political affairs, the department's third highest position. since february, 2011, he has served as special representative of afghanistan -- for afghanistan and pakistan with all of the challenges pertaining. and i think it's important to note that marc's diplomatic career was launched in pakistan. that was his first posting. in essence he has come full circle in his career. nilofer sakhi has written extensively. she is founder and chairperson of women's and activities of women's service association where she established the association for peace building and conflict resolution. she served as a country director at the open

last question for marc grossman. first part of it is something you may not want to answer but i will give you a second half of it which will allow you to avoid answering a few sessions. [talking over each other] >> what would be the optimum u.s. military presence in afghanistan post 2014 and related question, how do you balance what is needed to meet afghan and u.s. interests from a force presence standpoint against upsetting afghan neighbors and against the demand of the taliban that there be a withdrawal of more international forces. how do you balance in a way of those factors in terms of setting up what the u.s. presence post 2014 should be. >> i will take one second to pose an economic question. the regional aspect is right. private sector aspect is right and for investments to support afghan private sector. two points if you allow me. first if there are opportunities like minerals that are available now, i don't say this economic vision solve all problems between now and 2014. it does not. there are opportuniti

marc grossman will be speaking here and steve hadley, importantlier national security adviser to president bush will be moderating the event which will also feature rasheed and ambassador who is based at usip. so please join us for that event as well. today's event focuses on the regional afghanistan. every time we talk about how relative peace and stability can come to it, you will hear the term regional solution, and yet there is not much work done on what really regional architecture means, what it looks like. what to begin with are the interests, the positions and the strategies of countries that neighbor afghanistan and whether, most importantly, there are overlaps in their positions which can be harnessed and leveraged to bring together a regional solution. can the u.s. incentivize behavior? if the region doesn't come together there will be a destabilizing influence. we are fortunate to have a panel sitting here in front of you, three experts who have truly studied this issue for a long, long time and who will be speaking to us today. just very quickly in terms of f format, and i'll

is an upcoming event on april 10th on the prospects for peace in afghanistan where ambassador marc grossman who is the special rep on afghanistan and pakistan will be speaking here and steve hadley, former national security adviser to president bush will be moderating the event which will also feature ahmaad rasheed and ambassador omah samed who is based at usip. please join us for that event, as well. today's event focuses on what is often touted as the regional solution to afghanistan. every time weep start talking afghanistan and how relative peace and stability can come to it, you'll hear the term regional solution, and yet, there is not much work done on what really regional architecture means, what it looks like. what to begin with are the interests, the positions and the strategies of countries that neighbor afghanistan? and whether, most importantly, there are overlaps in their positions which can be harnessed and leveraged to bring together a form of a regional solution. can the u.s. and other parties incentivize behavior on the part of these countries to make that happen because t

marc grossman has held just about every major post one can hold in the department of state. ambassador to turkey, assistant secretary of state for european affairs, director general of the foreign service, and undersecretary of state for political affairs, the department's third highest position. since february, 2011, he has served as special representative of afghanistan -- for afghanistan and pakistan with all of the challenges pertaining. and i think it's important to note that marc's diplomatic career was launched in pakistan. that was his first posting. in essence he has come full circle in his career. nilofer sakhi has written extensively. she is founder and chairperson of women's and activities of women's service association where she established the association for peace building and conflict resolution. she served as a country director at the open foundations, afghanistan program, where she also worked as a senior consultant on rule of law, transitional justice, and human rights. ahmed rashid is pakistan's pre-eminent journalist and author. his writings are required

we will hear from the state department representative marc grossman and former national security adviser stephen hadley. live coverage starts at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. at 930 eastern here on c-span two, a form on the health of the u.s. housing market. the discussion includes the acting director of the agency directing fannie mae and freddie mac. edward dimarco. watch live coverage from the brookings institution. next on c-span two, fdr goes to war. our expanded executive power, national debt, and restricted national liberty shaped america. co-authors mr. and mrs. folsom to questions during this one-hour forum. >> good afternoon, and welcome to the cato institute in exile -- we are glad to have you here. in about two months, the construction on our building will be complete and we will be back in the auditorium. for now, we are glad to be over here at the auditorium to discuss this book -- fdr goes to war. a long time ago, i went to mayfield high school in mayfield, kentucky. in my senior year, i was the coeditor of the high school newspaper -- the cardinal. i think the features ed

marc grossman, a senior american on void is meeting in islamabad to try to open up supply routes to afghanistanambassador grossman says he does not expect immediate commitment that the routes would reopen, but the task is to begin a conversation about how to move forward. islamabad shot the supply lines in november, protesting against an inadvertent u.s. air raid that killed 24 pakistani troops. the 2012 election campaign is taking. the first rallies will be with mrs. obama. ahead of those rallies, press -- vice president joe biden will deliver a speech. the obama campaign released experts -- experts, and they say if you are looking for a bumper sticker to sum up how president obama has handled what we inherited, it is pretty simple -- osama bin laden is dead, and general motors is alive. those are some of latest headlines and seize the radio. >> i seemed to have earned a certain place where people will listen to me, and i have always. about the country. "the greatest generation" writing that book, it gave me a platform. i thought not to squander that. i ought to step up not just as they citize

we will hear from the state department special representative marc grossman, and former national security visor stephen hadley. live coverage from the u.s. institute of peace starts at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. at 9:30 a.m. eastern here on c-span two, a form on the health of the u.s. housing market. the discussion includes the acting director of the agency regulating fannie mae and freddie mac. watch live coverage from the brookings institution. >> now a look at iran's nuclear program. we will hear from the director of the atomic energy agency. iran is representing six of the world leading powers. george washington university hosted this 50 minute event. >> good afternoon. welcome back to the george washington university elliott school of international affairs. i am doug shawn, and i'm grateful for your participation. today's workshop on teaching the nuclear fuel cycle. what the public needs to know. i'm particularly pleased to welcome our guest. this advance in the nuclear policy talk series is a response to make the world a better place by conducting research that responds to global

marc grossman has held just about every major post one can hold in the department of state. ambassador to turkey, assistant secretary of state for european affairs, director general of the foreign service, and undersecretary of state for political affairs, the department's third highest position. since february, 2011, he has served as special representative of afghanistan -- for afghanistan and pakistan with all of the challenges pertaining. and i think it's important to note that marc's diplomatic career was launched in pakistan. that was his first posting. in essence he has come full circle in his career. nilofer sakhi has written extensively. she is founder and chairperson of women's and activities of women's service association where she established the association for peace building and conflict resolution. she served as a country director at the open foundations, afghanistan program, where she also worked as a senior consultant on rule of law, transitional justice, and human rights. ahmed rashid is pakistan's pre- eminent journalist and author. his writings are require