Subject: Invite: Everything you wanted to ask a senior ISAF official but couldn't while he was still official
From: "Rachel Kleinfeld" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:23:50 -0600

Dear Mike, Stephen, Lukas, Sally, Pierre, John, and Hunter

We do so many events that I don't like to throw all of them across your
plates - but knowing Mark, this one will be particularly interesting, so
please do let me know if you would like us to reserve a seat for you in DC
August 3.

With all best
Rachel

The AfPak Expert Group at the Truman National Security Project cordially
invites you to:
 "Everything You Wanted To Ask A Senior ISAF Official But Couldn't While He
Was Official"
 An intimate discussion with Mark JacobsonDeputy NATO Senior Civilian
Representative to Afghanistan and ISAF Director of International Affairs,
recently returned from assignment in Kabul

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Wednesday, August 3rd
7:00 - 8:30 PM
 Stewart R. Mott House, Capitol Hill
 122 Maryland Ave
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 Light refreshments served
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*Mark R. Jacobson currently serves as the Deputy NATO Senior Civilian
Representative (SCR) to Afghanistan and the ISAF Director of International
Affairs (INTAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this role he helps to implement
the political aspects of NATO’s assistance mission in Afghanistan as part of
a comprehensive approach by the international community. He is also advises
Commander, ISAF (COMISAF) on the political-military aspects of the campaign.
Dr. Jacobson arrived in Afghanistan in August 2009 and initially served as
the Deputy Political Advisor to COMISAF.

From 2007-2009 Dr. Jacobson worked at the Senate Armed Services Committee
and has previously served as a National Security fellow in the U.S. Senate
and on the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security. From 2003-2005 he was
a Visiting Scholar for International Security and Public Policy at The Ohio
State University where he taught courses on terrorism, intelligence, and
national security. Prior to this Jacobson served in a number of positions at
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) including as the Special Assistant
to the Under Secretary for Policy, an advisor at the Joint Staff Directorate
for Special Operations, and as an OSD Presidential Management Fellow.
In 1993 he enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve and deployed in 1996 as part of
the NATO Peace Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia. In 2001 Jacobson
accepted a commission in the U.S. Navy Reserve where he has since trained as
a defense attaché and strategic debriefer. In 2006 he deployed to
Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, ISAF Special
Operations Forces, and the U.S. Embassy.

Jacobson is a frequent speaker and writer on foreign affairs and national
defense topics and has appeared on various national and international news
programs. He is an active advocate for the development of young
professionals interested in public service and serves as a Senior Fellow /
Advisor at the Truman National Security Project.

Jacobson holds a Ph.D. in Military History and Strategic Studies from The
Ohio State University, an M.A. in War Studies from the Department of War
Studies, King’s College, London, and a B.A. in History from the University
of Michigan.*

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