Following the tragic events on September 11, 2001, the international community realized that it could no longer afford to ignore the chaos in weak and failed states. Fortunately, after more than a decade of experience helping nations emerge from conflict, the world has learned some valuable lessons. Current and former leaders of these missions offered their unique insights at this unprecedented gathering in Washington, D.C.

Department of State’s Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization: Conference Conclusions

Speakers

• Ambassador Carlos Pascual, Coordinator of Reconstruction and Stabilization, U.S. Department of State
• The Honorable Nicholas R. Burns, Under Secretary, Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Wesley K. Clark, Gen. U.S. Army (Ret.), Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe

Panelists

• Ambassador James Dobbins
  Former U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia, Haiti and Somalia
• The Honorable Rend Rahim Francke
  Executive Director, Iraq Foundation
• The Honorable Ashraf Ghani
  Former Finance Minister, Afghanistan
• The Honorable Sukehiro Hasegawa
  Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor
• Ambassador Donald Hays
  Principal Deputy High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Mr. Lou Hughes
  Chief of Staff, Afghanistan Reconstruction Group, U.S. Embassy, Kabul
• The Honorable Jacques Paul Klein
  Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Liberia
• Ambassador Gary Matthews
  Former Senior Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo
• The Honorable Lawrence Rossin
  Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo
• The Honorable Juan Gabriel Valdes
  Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti
• Dr. Daniel Serwer
  Director, Peace and Stability Operations, U.S. Institute of Peace

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