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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='color:#500050'> </span><b><i><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black'>Mokhtar Lamani will be appearing at the
University of Waterloo on May 25, 2010 to discuss his career in internatinal
diplomacy and his experineces in working towards peace in Iraq. This
event will take place from 11:30-12:30 in RCH 105 and will be open to all
University of Waterloo Students, as well as the wider community. Please
join us for what is sure to be an insightful and informative event. </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='color:#500050'> </span><b>Please
direct all inquiries to </b><a href="mailto:jessicarussell8@gmail.com"
target="_blank"><b><span style='color:windowtext'>jessicarussell8@gmail.com</span></b></a><b>.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <b>Mokhtar
Lamani</b> is a Moroccan <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador" target="_blank"
title=Ambassador><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>ambassador</span></a> who
has had a distinguished career in international diplomacy. He held several
positions with the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States (1980–97 /
2006–2007) and was the Permanent Observer of the Organization of the Islamic
Conference to the United Nations (1998–2005). He served as an Officer in
Charge of Iraq-Kuwait dispute, and mediator in the prisoners of war exchange
issues; Coordinator for the Secretariat reform and restructuring in Tunis and
Cairo (1988-92); Deputy Permanent Observer to the European Community in
Brussels (1984–88); Coordinator of the Euro-Arab Dialogue and the Afro-Arab
cooperation (1980–94) ; Permanent Observer of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference to the United Nations (1998–2005) ; Special Permanent
Representative for Iraq (2006-2007).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt'>As an
ambassador of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_League"
target="_blank" title="Arab League"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:
none'>Arab League</span></a>, Lamani was sent to <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank" title=Iraq><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Iraq</span></a> to persuade
its bitterly divided <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiite"
target="_blank" title=Shiite><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:
none'>Shiite</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni"
target="_blank" title=Sunni><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Sunni</span></a>, <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Iraq" target="_blank"
title="Kurds in Iraq"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Kurdish</span></a>,
and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian" target="_blank"
title=Christian><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Christian</span></a> leaders
to make peace. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt'><span
class=apple-style-span>Since 2007, Lamani has been a visiting IDRC
(International Development Research Centre) senior fellow at the Centre
for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo, Ontario.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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