Farah PandithOn November 17, Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities, and Fletcher School graduate, spoke to the DC Fletcher community.

Pandith, who was born in Kashmir, India, was appointed to her current position on June 23, 2009.

From 2004 to 2007 Pandith worked at the National Security Council at the White House under Elliot Abrams covering a portfolio that included "Muslim engagement," countering violent extremism, and The Broader Middle East North Africa Initiative.

by Pedro Moreno

ServathonOn May 2, a strong team of Fletcher Alumni volunteered at the Servathon 2009 with DC Cares. All morning they labored under the sun, and occasional light rain, de-weeding and mulching small trees at the Fairfax ReLeaf Park in Annandale, Virginia. Those hard-working arborists from Fletcher were Marti Flacks, Anna Balogh, Zaid A. Zaid and Pedro Moreno.

Elections for officers of the Fletcher Alumni Association of Washington DC will be held from May 1 to May 15, 2009. Anyone registered on this website is eligible to vote in the elections. You must log in to access the ballots.

You will need to click on each of the following ballots. To return to this page, you can use the following URL:

http://www.fletcherclubofdc.org/election

by Maria Stephan (F'02 PhD'05)

Ambassador David WelchOn April 23rd, Ambassador David Welch (F ‘77) spoke before an attentive Fletcher alumni audience at the historic DACOR-Bacon House about “Policy Challenges and Opportunities in the Middle East.” The event, hosted by the Fletcher DC Alumni Association, marked the first time that Ambassador Welch has spoken publicly about his role as US Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs since leaving the government and joining Bechtel, a privately-held engineering and construction firm, as President of its Europe/Africa/Middle East/Southwest Asia region. Ambassador Welch, who received the distinction of Career Ambassador, the highest rank in the U.S. Foreign Service in June 2008, was introduced by Zaid A. Zaid (F ‘99), the chair of the Fletcher DC Alumni Association.