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Development First: Lessons Learned in Promoting Rural Development and Reducing Illicit Crop Cultivation in Afghanistan and the Andes

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The Washington Office on Latin America (in cooperation with Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman, Subcommittee on International Development Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and Representative John Tierney, Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform) cordially invite you to this Capitol Hill briefing. FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: - Tom Kramer, Researcher, Drugs and Democracy Program, Transnational Institute (TNI), The Netherlands - Carlos Rosero, Founder, Black Communities Process (PCN), Colombia - Vanda Felbab-Brown, Fellow, Foreign Policy, 21st Century Defense Initiative, The Brookings Institution - James T. Smith, Independent Consultant, Former Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade - Coletta Youngers, Senior Fellow, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) Refreshments will be provided. Mr. Rosero will present in Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation into English available. All other presentations will be in English. The event is free of charge and open to the public, but seating may be limited. If you plan to attend, please reply no later than Monday, December 7, to Rachel Robb at [email protected] or (202) 797-2171.
Location

The U.S. Capitol
Senate Visitor Center, Room 215
First and East Capitol Streets
Washington, DC
United States

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