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Authority on Afghanistan
speaks at Florida Southern College

LAKELAND, Fla. (Sept. 16, 2002) - Florida Southern College hosts Geeta Pasi, Senior Afghanistan Desk Officer, Bureau of South Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State, on Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the William M. Hollis Seminar Room on campus. Pasi will speak on "Afghanistan: New Challenges in a New World." Sponsored by FSC, the League of Women Voters of Polk County, and The Ledger, the event is free and open to the public. 

Pasi is a graduate of Duke University and New York University. She joined the Foreign Service in 1988. In her current position, she helps develop and coordinate all aspects of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and manages the relationship between the two nations. The South Asia Bureau, created in 1992, is responsible for U.S. relations with India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives. Prior to her current position, Pasi served overseas as a political officer in India, Ghana, Romania and Cameroon. 

On Sept. 27, Pasi will speak to students on careers in the Foreign Service. The event, held at 10:10 a.m. in Ordway room 101, is open to the public. 

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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