Ambassador of Afghanistan to Speak on Economic Reconstruction in Afghanistan at National Press Club News Conference.News Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2002 Afghan Ambassador H.E. Ishaq Shahryar Ishaq Shahryar (born 1936) was the Afghan ambassador to the United States from 2002 to 2003. Shahryar came to the United States in 1956 to study, worked as a solar engineer for aerospace companies, and later founded and ran two solar-energy companies in the Los Angeles area. will speak at the National Press Club's "Afternoon Newsmaker news·mak·er n. One that is newsworthy. " news conference on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. The ambassador will speak on current economic reconstruction Economic Reconstruction refers to a process for creating a proactive vision of economic change. The basic idea is that problems in the economy such as deindustrialization, environmental decay, outsourcing, industrial incompetence, poverty and addiction to a permanent war economy efforts in Afghanistan. Ambassador Sharyar intends to use his experience as a high-tech inventor and seasoned entrepreneur to spearhead a movement of private sector development in his country. "My role is to help Afghanistan enter the 21st century," said Ambassador Sharyar. "It's my mission to take my business skills and help revolutionize the Afghan economy." Due to more than 23 years of conflict in Afghanistan, the nation's economy has suffered greatly. Sharyar believes that a radical new approach must be taken toward economic development, and he will highlight his plans for economic revitalization at the news conference. Appointed in June 2002, Ambassador Shahryar is the first recognized Afghan Ambassador to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. since 1978. The ambassador remained personally involved in the economic and diplomatic evolution of his country, even while earning renown as a solar energy solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. scientist in this country. As well as acting as an advisor to former Afghan Kind Zahir Shah for five years, Shahryar participated in the Bonn Accord negotiations last year that formed the Interim Administration. |
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