Ambassador Verveer returns from Afghanistan - Will brief press on state of women
State Department reports:
Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer visited Badghis Province, the poorest province in Afghanistan, on June 25. She reaffirmed U.S. commitment to women in Afghanistan and met with Governor Arman, Provincial Council Members, the line director for the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, grassroots women’s organizations, women leaders, and female candidates for the upcoming elections.
Pictured, from left to right: Ambassador Verveer; William Owens, USAID Badghis; Robin Lerner, Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Alan Yu and Ashley Bommer, State Department, being greeted by localsen route to a meeting with Governor Arman.
Special Briefing on Women’s Issues in Afghanistan by U.S. Ambassador-at-Large Melanne Verveer - Tuesday June 30,2009
![[del.icio.us]](http://images.del.icio.us/static/img/delicious.small.gif){kind=small}
By vital voices staff on June 29th 2009 in Middle East & North Africa