Afghan Symposium, 30 June 2009, Chapter 1/7 – page 1 Transcript Afghan Symposium Humanitarian and Leadership Engagement June 30, 2009 Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill Washington, DC Chairman Ehsan Bayat Afghan Wireless, Ariana Television & Radio, Bayat Foundation Co-Chairman Ajmal Ghani, Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce Honorary Chairman Amb. Said T. Jawad, Afghan Ambassador to the US Key for companion white paper: Best practices (B) – italicized Recommendations (R) - bolded www.bayatfoundation.org – contact
[email protected] - 703-399-6929 Afghan Symposium, 30 June 2009, Chapter 1/7 – page 2 Ms. Wyatt Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and honored guests. The 2009 Afghan Symposium for Humanitarian and Leadership Engagement is called to order with Chairman Ehsan Bayat, Co-Chairman Ajmal Ghani, our Co-Host and Chairman of the Afghan American Chamber of Commerce, and Honorary Chairman, His Excellency, Said Tayeb Jawad, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States. Thank you for traveling from as far as Kabul, San Francisco, and Toronto to be with us today to share best practices and establish an Afghan Trusted Network for good in Afghanistan. My name is Rosalie Wyatt. I’m the Bayat Foundation Board Secretary and Advocate. Allow me to introduce you to our Symposium Co-Chair, Ajmal Ghani, who is Chairman of the Afghan American Chamber of Commerce, our Co-Host today, and President of the Afghan Sports Federation. Ajmal. (Rosalie J. Wyatt, The Bayat Foundation) Mr. Ghani Thank you very much, Rosalie. Ladies and gentlemen, honored guests, Ambassador, Mr. Bayat, Mrs. Bayat. As Co-Chair of this symposium and Chairman of the Afghan American Chamber of Commerce (AACC), I’m pleased to welcome all of you and want to thank, specifically, Rosalie for doing such a hard work.