Ambassador Lecture Series: Discourse with Durrani
By Steve Austin | March 1, 2007"How hard is it to be the Pakistan ambassador to the U.S.?" asked Michael Krepon, diplomat scholar of the Office of the Vice President and Provost, in his introduction of Mahmud Ali Durrani, Pakistan's ambassador to the United States. Durrani "is a problem-solver and there's a very big problem today having to deal with the Pakistan-Afghan border," Krepon said. In addition to addressing the problem of militants crossing the Pakistani-Afghan border, Durrani also deals with Pakistan's dispute with India. "You need to have vision and [Durrani] has been very centric in moving India and Pakistan to within shouting distance of being in peace ... [peace is] close and our speaker has been a part of that," Krepon said. Durrani addressed his role as ambassador and shared ideas about the current problems facing his country and how they relate to the world, particularly within the realm of United States-Pakistan relations Tuesday.
