April 7, 2022

Remarks Prepared to Virtual Delivery by Special Inspection General John F. Sopko at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada

Jan. 27, 2022

Remarks Prepared for Virtual Delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at the Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C.

Oct. 29, 2021

Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at the Military Reports & Editors Association Annual Conference, Arlington, Virginia

March 10, 2021

Remarks Prepared for Virtual Delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.

Feb. 17, 2021

Remarks Prepared for Virtual Delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.

Oct. 20, 2016

Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at Syracuse University’s Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, Syracuse, NY

“Corruption: Sand in the Gears of Afghan Reconstruction”Thank you for the kind introduction.  I would also like to thank Dr. de Nevers and the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism for the invitation to be here today as one of the David Everett Post Conflict Reconstruction speakers. Having seen the list of the prior speakers, I only

Sept. 14, 2016

Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko on the release of SIGAR’s first lessons learned report, “Corruption in Conflict: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan.”

Corruption in Conflict: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in AfghanistanGood morning, ladies and gentlemen:I am pleased to be with you today to release SIGAR’s first lessons-learned publication, a study of how the United States has understood and tried to address corruption in Afghanistan.As this audience, more than most, understands, corruption is

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