March 19, 2015

SIGAR Announces New Leadership Positions

New Leaders Will Run Agency’s Afghanistan Operations, Lessons Learned Program, and Audits and Inspections DirectorateARLINGTON, Va. – John F. Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, today announced that veteran Foreign Service Officer Thomas Niblock will join the agency as its Kabul-based Assistant Inspector General for

Feb. 24, 2015

John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, Statement for the Record for the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan b

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Dec. 10, 2014

Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.

Good morning. Thank you, Sarah Chayes, for that kind introduction.As the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, I speak at a wide variety of venues, but speaking to the Carnegie Endowment is special. Carnegie does good work in many fields, and that work reminds IGs like me that our mission in Afghanistan is about more than

Oct. 22, 2014

SIGAR Teams Honored with Five CIGIE Awards

Washington, D.C. – Over two dozen staffers of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), including many serving long tours in Afghanistan, were recognized Tuesday for outstanding achievements at the 17th Annual Inspector General Community awards ceremony.The awards included the Sentner award for courage presented to SIGAR

Sept. 12, 2014

Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Good Afternoon,Thank you Dr. McNaugher for that kind introduction. I want to thank you and your colleagues for inviting me to speak today. I’m always excited to discuss our office’s work and the U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. But I am especially so today since many of you will become the future architects and enablers of foreign and

Sept. 3, 2014

Remarks prepared for delivery by Deputy Inspector General Gene Aloise at the CIGIE Federal Audit Executive Council Annual Conference, Alexandria, Virginia

“Transparency—For the IGs and the Public Interest”Good afternoon and thank you for this opportunity to talk about the work of SIGAR.John Sopko, the IG, is still recovering from knee surgery and sends his regrets that he could not be with you. I happily agreed to stand in for him, because John and I share a keen interest in effective oversight and a

June 10, 2014

John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. House of Representatives

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May 28, 2014

Remarks prepared for delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at the Effective Development in Conflict Zones Conference, San Diego, California

Good morning,Thank you for that kind introduction. I am pleased to be here today to discuss some of the lessons we have learned from the 12-year reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. This is a fitting venue since all of you are on the forefront of an on-going and challenging effort to improve development in conflict zones.I want to thank the U.S.

May 14, 2014

Remarks prepared for delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C.

Good morning.I am pleased to be here today to discuss some of the lessons learned during the 12-year reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. This is a fitting venue since for almost 70 years the Middle East Institute has dedicated itself to the critical mission of being an unbiased source of information and analysis on the Middle East and South Asia.

April 3, 2014

John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security Committee on Oversight and Government Reform U.S. House of Representatives

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