Proactiveinvestors.com
07/18/2012
By Andre Lamberti
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Tethys Petroleum has appointed Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad to the board of directors.

Khalilzad will also chair a new Strategic Risk Committee of the board.

Afghanistan-born Khalilzad was educated in Kabul, Lebanon and the US.

He is currently a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and president of a business consulting firm based in Washington, DC, focused on the Middle East and Central Asia.

Khalilzad served as the US ambassador to the United Nations from 2007-2009, as US ambassador to Iraq from 2005 to 2007 and US ambassador to Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005.

He maintains close ties with high-level leadership throughout the Middle East and Central Asia, and is regularly called upon to provide strategic advice to numerous heads of state, Tethys told investors.

He appears frequently on US and foreign media outlets to share his foreign policy expertise.

Tethys is focused on oil and gas exploration and production activities in Central Asia with activities currently in the Republics of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

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US troops open fire on civilian bus in Herat, 2 killed or injured Khama Press (04/11/2013)

Uzbek fighters gain support in Afghan north Al Jazeera (04/11/2013)

Pakistan army tries to win over local population in war-torn tribal region The Associated Press (04/11/2013)

Afghanistan, the drug addiction capital BBC (04/11/2013)

Man With Ties to Karzai Dies in a Military Raid The New York Times (04/11/2013)

Plot to blow up dam hatched in Quetta: NDS Pajhwok (04/01/2013)

Russia may set up new Afghanistan bases – official RT, Russia (03/30/2013)

US hands control to Afghan commandos in strategic district outside Kabul The Associated Press (03/30/2013)

Civilians among 16 killed in Ghazni airstrike Pajhwok (03/30/2013)

Pakistan terms for Afghan peace talks unacceptable: Faizi Khaama Press (03/30/2013)

Pakistan denies asking Afghanistan to snap ties with India The Hindu (03/30/2013)

U.S. Tests a Risky Route for Shipping Gear Out of Afghanistan The Wall Street Journal (03/30/2013)

How Afghanistan is Beginning to Deal with Workplace Sexual Harassment TIME (03/30/2013)

An Eternal Return in Afghanistan? World Policy Journal (03/30/2013)

Russia seeks role in Afghanistan stability after NATO pullout Khaama Press (03/30/2013)

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of wrecking peace hopes NBC News (03/30/2013)

Teenage cycling prodigy leads Afghan women to new freedoms NBC News (03/30/2013)

Hamid Karzai, confused by the U.S. The Washington Post (03/30/2013)

U.S. must decide about troops in Afghanistan The Washington Post (03/30/2013)

In Afghan Child Abuse Cases, Victims Go to Jail IWPR (03/27/2013)

From Kabul love affair to Afghanistan's first centre for study of its history The Guardian (03/27/2013)

Quorum problem hits Wolesi Jirga business Pajhwok (03/27/2013)

How Britain betrayed female Afghan boxers Morning Star (03/22/2013)

Suicide vest explosion kills 5, injures 6 in Helmand Khama Press (03/21/2013)

3 Men Beheaded in Kandahar Tolo (03/21/2013)

Living conditions for Afghan refugees in Iran are decreasing ReliefWeb (03/21/2013)

US lawmakers call Karzai a wrong choice Pajhwok (03/21/2013)

How the Taliban wins over Afghans without firing a shot Global Post (03/21/2013)

Surprising hope for Pakistan and Afghanistan CNN (03/21/2013)