Committee On

Oversight & Government Reform

US Promotion of the Afghan Economy Impediments and Opportunities

July 14, 2009

Witnesses

Mohammad Usman, Ph.D. (testimony)
Agricultural Economist & former Senior Advisor, Ministry of Agirculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL)
Government of Afghanistan

Aly Mawji (testimony)
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
Afghanistan Country Director

Mildred Callear, Esq. (testimony)
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF)
Afghan Growth Fund, Executive Board Member

Jeremy Pam, Esq. (testimony)
Visiting Research Scholar, Center for Sustainable Economies
U.S. Institute of Peace

Amjal Ghani and the Honorable Dr. Don Ritter (testimony)
Chairman and President/CEO (respectively)
Afghan American Chamber of Commerce