{"645596":{"#nid":"645596","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Authors Amplified | Jonathan Addleton, former U.S. ambassador to Mongolia; author of \u0022The Dust of Kandahar","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC)\u0026nbsp;is proud to present the\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Authors Amplified\u0026rdquo; series\u0026nbsp;hosted by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EGlobal Atlanta!\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAuthors Amplified: JONAT\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHAN ADDLETON\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMarch 24, 11 A.M EST\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EThe Dust of Kandahar\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSome Far and Distant Place\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.mp%2Fglobalatlanta%2Fauthors-amplified-jonathan-s-addleton%3Fe%3D23f61f5a2f\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Caozkan30%40gatech.edu%7Ce47cdfbab365467873e308d8ea1c24ad%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637516753880330756%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=gjiPpKXjBowxvLBX%2F339rXQiFp3jy4KXFxXyGAA3nx0%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022\u003ERegister Now\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJonathan Addleton\u003C\/strong\u003E, former U.S. ambassador to Mongolia and five-time USAID mission director, was born in Pakistan to a family of missionaries rooted in Macon, Ga., a history recorded in his memoir,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ESome Far and Distant Place.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003EHe recently left Macon to return to Pakistan as rector and president of Lahore\u0026rsquo;s prestigious Forman Christian College.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Dust of Kandahar\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;recounts in diary form Dr. Addleton\u0026rsquo;s year among warriors as senior U.S. civilian representative in Afghanistan from 2012-13 as America began to wind down its \u0026ldquo;forever war.\u0026rdquo; With great empathy and detail, it describes events as prosaic as bureaucratic emails, as poignant as the \u0026ldquo;ramp ceremonies\u0026rdquo; held for fallen troops, and as harrowing as the April 2013 suicide bombing that killed Dr. Addleton\u0026rsquo;s translator, a fellow foreign service officer\u0026nbsp;and three American soldiers, and nearly took his life.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEvent description and author bio available\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.mp%2Fglobalatlanta%2Fauthors-amplified-jonathan-s-addleton%3Fe%3D23f61f5a2f\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Caozkan30%40gatech.edu%7Ce47cdfbab365467873e308d8ea1c24ad%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637516753880340745%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=z0DONdr7N6hMw%2BswIXNEh%2BlE3i11QTB3qVVk29ohs%2Bc%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalatlanta.com%2Fevent%2Fauthors-amplified-jonathan-addleton-dust-of-kandahar-author-and-former-u-s-ambassador-to-mongolia%2F\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Caozkan30%40gatech.edu%7Ce47cdfbab365467873e308d8ea1c24ad%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637516753880340745%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=fnj1ZsqZbiri0nMcVQ89af9Lbegzenx99RP39RnIq4s%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022\u003E.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Authors Amplified Series\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia\u0026rsquo;s deep pool of international experts can be\u0026nbsp;hidden in the ivory towers of academia or overshadowed by national figures. 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