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April 7, 2016

Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at a Forum Sponsored by the Center for Mideast Studies, The Institute for Global Law and Policy, and the Center for International Development, and the Warren Center for Studies in American History, Harvard University, Cambridge

“The Perilous State of Afghan Reconstruction: Lessons from Fifteen Years”Thank you, Ann Jones, for the kind introduction, and for the invitation to speak here at Harvard. SIGAR's legislative mandate is to report to Congress and to the Secretaries of Defense and State, pointing out problems in the Afghanistan reconstruction effort and suggesting

March 30, 2016

Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

“An Existential Threat: U.S. Oversight of and Responses to Corruption in Afghanistan”Thank you, Dean Keeler, for that kind introduction. I also want to especially thank Professor Murtazashvili for her invitation to come speak to you all today and for all her assistance in arranging this visit.It is a real honor to be with you here today. For fifty

Nov. 18, 2015

Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at the Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI

“U.S. Challenges in Afghanistan: A Discussion with John Sopko”Thank you, Sue Eckert, for that kind introduction. And thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for allowing me to share this time with you this afternoon. I promise to make my remarks short and sweet, as to leave ample time for questions. That might be difficult for me since I am a lawyer by

Oct. 22, 2015

SIGAR Honored with Four CIGIE Awards

Washington, D.C. – Over two dozen staff members from the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), including many serving long tours in Afghanistan, were recognized Thursday for outstanding achievements at the 18th Annual Inspector General Community awards ceremony.Awards honoring SIGAR included the Sentner