On June 20th, 2024, International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) honored Friends of the American University of Afghanistan (FAUAF) Founder and Chair, Leslie M. Schweitzer, with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The ISOA Global Impact Awards Gala, which took place at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, gave out 14 awards to member companies in the following four categories: Vanguard, Support to Ukraine, Innovation, and Women, Peace, and Security. Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, was an Honorary Award recipient and a keynote speaker at the event.
AUAF President Ian Bickford Testifies on Capitol Hill in Support of University Funding
April 3, 2025
On April 2nd, 2025, Dr. Ian Bickford, President of the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF), was invited to deliver testimony before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations,
