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DESCRIPTION:From Kandahar to Aleppo: Applying Lessons of AfghanistanChairma
 n\, ERG Partners&nbsp\;\n\nAuthor of 88 Days to\nKandahar:&nbsp\; A CIA Di
 ary&nbsp\;\n\nFormer CIA Station Chief for Pakistan and Afghanistan&nbsp\;
 \n\nFormer CIA White House Representative for Iraq&nbsp\;\n\nFormer Direct
 or CIA CounterTerrorism Center\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n\nRobert Grenier is a 27-ye
 ar veteran of the Central\nIntelligence Agency’s Clandestine Service\, and
  an expert on the Middle East\,\nSouth Asia\, and counter-terrorism.&nbsp\
 ;\n\nHe was Chief of Station for Pakistan and Afghanistan during\n9-11\, a
 nd prepared the original war plan for U.S. military operations in\nAfghani
 stan.&nbsp\; He later organized and\ndirected joint CIA/Special Forces tea
 ms that combined with Afghan militias to\ndrive the Taliban and al-Qa’ida 
 from southern Afghanistan.&nbsp\;\n\nGrenier then served in Washington as 
 CIA Iraq Mission\nManager and CIA’s White House Representative for Iraq.&n
 bsp\; From there he served as Director of CIA’s\nCounterTerrorism Center\,
  where he was responsible for all CIA counter-terrorism\noperations around
  the globe.&nbsp\; He entered\nthe private sector in 2006\, and is now Cha
 irman of ERG Partners\, an investment\nbank providing financial advisory s
 ervices for firms in the intelligence and\nsecurity sector.This lecture is
  made possible through a generous gift from the Norman M. and Marsha Lee B
 erkman fund.  
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SUMMARY:State of Democracy Lecture: Robert Grenier
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p></p><p>From Kandahar to Aleppo: Applying Le
 ssons of Afghanistan</p><p><br></p>Chairman\, ERG Partners&nbsp\;<p>\n\n</
 p>Author of <i>88 Days to\nKandahar:&nbsp\; A CIA Diary</i>&nbsp\;<p>\n\n<
 /p>Former CIA Station Chief for Pakistan and Afghanistan&nbsp\;<p>\n\n</p>
 Former CIA White House Representative for Iraq&nbsp\;<p>\n\n</p>Former Dir
 ector CIA CounterTerrorism Center<p>\n\n</p>&nbsp\;<p>\n\n</p><p>\n\n</p>R
 obert Grenier is a 27-year veteran of the Central\nIntelligence Agency’s C
 landestine Service\, and an expert on the Middle East\,\nSouth Asia\, and 
 counter-terrorism.&nbsp\;<p>\n\n</p>He was Chief of Station for Pakistan a
 nd Afghanistan during\n9-11\, and prepared the original war plan for U.S. 
 military operations in\nAfghanistan.&nbsp\; He later organized and\ndirect
 ed joint CIA/Special Forces teams that combined with Afghan militias to\nd
 rive the Taliban and al-Qa’ida from southern Afghanistan.&nbsp\;<p>\n\n</p
 ><p>Grenier then served in Washington as CIA Iraq Mission\nManager and CIA
 ’s White House Representative for Iraq.&nbsp\; From there he served as Dir
 ector of CIA’s\nCounterTerrorism Center\, where he was responsible for all
  CIA counter-terrorism\noperations around the globe.&nbsp\; He entered\nth
 e private sector in 2006\, and is now Chairman of ERG Partners\, an invest
 ment\nbank providing financial advisory services for firms in the intellig
 ence and\nsecurity sector.</p><p><i><b>This lecture is made possible throu
 gh a generous gift from the Norman M. and Marsha Lee Berkman fund.</b></i>
  </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p></p>
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