Monday Mar. 17, 2014 – 12pm
Posted Mar 17, 2014 01:23:25 PM.
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12:00pm- Omar Samad, Senior Central Asia Fellow at the New America Foundation, Re: The next Signature Lecture at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) being held tomorrow night, and Afghanistan’s former ambassador to Canada and France, will discuss the prospects of economic, political and security progress in Afghanistan, in a lecture titled: “Afghanistan 2014: In Transition or Stalemate?” In his address, Ambassador Samad, will also discuss Canada’s role as it relates to Afghanistan in the past, current and future, and what needs to be done in order to assure some level of mission success in Afghanistan.
12:30pm- Conor Cunneen, Keynote Speaker, Author and Humourist, RE: It’s the day that everyone is or wants to be Irish, St. Patrick’s Day. Cunneen is an Irishman, happily exiled in Chicago where he is an acclaimed keynote speaker and an author of some really interesting books including one titled “Why Ireland Never Invaded America!” What better way to celebrate being Irish, and the patron saint of Ireland than talking to a real, live Irishman!
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