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One of the most familiar figures commenting about Pakistan on cable news TV is former Ambassador Robert Oakley. He’ll be coming to Indy to tell us just how frightened we should be of the disintegration of a nuclear-armed Pakistan.

When: Tuesday January 29, 5:45 refreshments; 6:30 dinner; 7:30 presentation

Where: Woodstock Club 1301 W 38th St Indianapolis, IN 46208

To RSVP fo rthe talk and the fine trout almondine dinner that accompanies it, contact Mr. Courtenay Weldon at 317-293-5227 or courtenay@cweldon.net.

ROBERT B. OAKLEY is a member of the faculty in the Institute for National Strategic Studies at National Defense University. After graduating from Princeton University in 1952, Ambassador Oakley had a distinguished career in the Foreign Service during which he served in embassies in Abidjan, Saigon, Paris, and Beirut. In 1977 he was named Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Zaire from November 1979 until August 1982 and then became Ambassador to Somalia where he served until September 1984. Next he became Director of the State Department Office of Combatting Terrorism. On January 1, 1987, he was named to the National Security Council Staff as Assistant to the President for Middle East and South Asia, and in August 1988 became Ambassador to Pakistan. In December 1992, President Bush named Ambassador Oakley Special Envoy for Somalia and he served there with Operation Restore Hope until March 1993. Later that year, in October, President Bill Clinton called Ambassador Oakley back to this challenge, in which he served until March 1994. He is now Robert B. Oakley is a research fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies.

Want a flavor of Amb. Oakley’s position on Pakistan? Ask if his views have changed since this article in November of 2007: What Pakistan Needs

Know before you go … Read some blogs that discuss Oakley’s views on Pakistan.

If you think this event sounds interesting, check out … Brian Finlay of the Stimson Institute on nuclear terrorism January 16. Mariane Pearl’s husband was murdered in Pakistan covering Islamic extrmist organizations, hear her March 2. It is important to keep India in mind when discussing Pakistan, so hear whether India is still a secular country on January 30.

And browse the Provocate project “To be 19 and lead…” a compilation of impressions about what Bilawal Bhutto Zadari faces.

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