FAO Type events summary for the next two months

Below is a summary of upcoming events for FAO/RAS/PAS in the local area:

14 September, 1730-UTC, Conversations in Carmel.[1]  “Fariba Nawa (http://www.faribanawa.com/about/) will speak about her book, Opium Nation:Child Brides, Drug Lords, and One Woman's Journey through Afghanistan. The book was nominated this year for the Pen Center award for research nonfiction.  Ms. Nawa, who was born in Afghanistan and came to the US as a child with her family, will also tell us stories from her experience traveling this country talking about her book this past year. Ms Nawa's book is available at Amazon for those who would like to read ahead. 

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17 September, 1200-1400 – “U.S. Policy Toward Syria: Moving Past Assad.”  Ambassador Fred Hof, World Affairs Council Luncheon.  Location:  Rancho Canada Golf Club, Carmel Valley Road.  If you plan on attending, submit your completed reservation form and payment using:  http://www.wacmb.org/WACMB/Upcoming-WACMB-Programs_files/Reservation%20Form.pdf

18 September, 1600-1730 – Syria Situation.  Ambassador Fred Hof, State Department's Senior Coordinator for Regional Affairs and Senior Advisor for Syria, provides an update on the current situation in Syria.  Location:  Gold Room, Weckerling Center.  Mandatory for all 48Gs and 48Cs (Turkey).

27 September, 1600-1700 – “Dress for Success.” 

Men's Warehouse will give a presentation on how to dress for business, social, and casual functions.  

Location:  Gold Room, Weckerling Center.  

Strongly recommended for any male FAO or spouse who has not previously attended this event. 

11 October, 1730-UTC, Conversations in Carmel.  “Fusun, Akarsa, PhD, head of the Science Education Department at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, is doing research on the cultural interface between Eastern and Western business people.  She has some fascinating and sometimes amusing stories to tell about ways we misinterpret one another's social cues which affects the success of our interactions.  She will also share with us her personal thoughts on the current geopolitical trends in Turkey.  Professor Akarsa is a visiting professor at MIIS this year.” 

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9 November, 1730-UTC, Conversations in Carmel.  “Norman Naimark, the Robert and Florence McDonnel Professor of Eastern European Studies at Stanford University and author of several important books on the Balkans, will help us sort through the current state of affairs in that part of Europe.  What is still in store for Serbia and Kosovo at this time? How have these countries recovered, or not?  What is important for us to understand about the effect of the Balkan situation currently on the EU and the world? ”

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