Montana Schools participate in Montana Counsel in the Classroom With Former Afghan Ambassador Said

MISSOULA, Mont. - April 11, 2013 - PRLog -- This FREE interactive video conference is available on April 25th, 2013 at 9:15 am

Please note we can also connect to smart boards!

“In preparing the next generation of global leaders, our Council in the Classroom series offers Montana students the unique opportunity to engage directly with international experts, dignitaries, and diplomats on important world issues.  Through the use of video-conferencing technology, the Council will now be able to connect our distinguished speakers with students and teachers in the most remote locations of our Big Sky state.” said Aimee Ryan, Executive Director at World Affairs Council.

The former Ambassador will be speaking about the importance of education and literacy of women and girls in Afghanistan. In this conference we hope to bridge the gap between Montana and Afghanistan with a better understanding of their culture.

 This amazing FREE conference would not be possible without the support of the World Affairs Council of Montana, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering global understanding and awareness in Montana's classrooms and communities.

Visit their website: http://www.montanaworldaffairs.org

“This is an exciting use of video conference technology; we are able to assist an organization that would not normally be able to reach students in eastern Montana.” said Ryan Alter, CEO of Inspired Classroom.

This Counsel in the Classroom event is a partnership with World Affairs Council (http:/www.montanaworldaffairs.org), a Missoula based non-profit organization and Inspired Classroom (http://www.inspiredclassroom.com) a Missoula based technology Education Company and a subsidiary of Alter Enterprise.

About Former Afghan Ambassador Said Jawad:

Said Tayeb Jawad, former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States, is the Chairman of the Foundation for Afghanistan, a non-profit organization that focuses on increasing human capacity and intercultural dialogue in Afghanistan, and Chief Executive Officer of Capitalize LLC, a strategic consulting firm that specializes in the investment, security and political environments of Afghanistan and the greater Gulf region. Ambassador Jawad also recently became a member of the International Advisory Council in the Global Political Strategies group at APCO Worldwide, an international strategic communications consultancy. Ambassador Jawad holds two positions in the academic community: he recently joined the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at John Hopkins University as Diplomat in Residence and was named the inaugural Fisher Family Fellow at the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. In both of these capacities, he engages students and colleagues in a number of forums and public speaking events on the future of Afghanistan.

What:  Council in the Classroom Video Conference between Former Afghan Ambassador Said Jawad and Montana students

When:  April 25th, 2013 at 9:15 am

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