Zalmay Khalilzad
Afghan-American diplomat (1951-) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad (Pashto: زلمی خلیلزاد Zalmay Khalīlzād; born March 22, 1951) is a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and president of Khalilzad Associates. He was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush from 2007 to 2009.[1]
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Zalmay Khalilzad | |
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26th United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
In office April 17, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Secretary-General | Ban Ki-Moon |
Preceded by | John R. Bolton |
Succeeded by | Susan Rice |
United States Ambassador to Iraq | |
In office June 21, 2005 – April 17, 2007 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | John Negroponte |
Succeeded by | Ryan Crocker |
United States Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
In office November 28, 2003 – June 20, 2005 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Robert Finn |
Succeeded by | Ronald E. Neumann |
Personal details | |
Born | Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad (1951-03-22) March 22, 1951 (age 73) Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Cheryl Benard |
Children | Alexander Benard Maximilian Benard |
Alma mater | American University of Beirut University of Chicago |
Profession | Academic and Diplomat |
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In October 2021, CNN reported that Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States' principal envoy for Afghanistan, will quit his post in Afghanistan, after the end of the withdrawal of American forces in Afghanistan.