Afghanistan: Is Winning Possible?
Jon Keeton had a long involvement with Peace Corps, including Country Director in Korea (1973-76) and Regional Director for North Africa, Near East, Asia and Pacific (1984-89). He further designed and negotiated Peace Corps’ entry into China, Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia (1984-92). Since 9/11, though, Keeton has devoted his attention to Afghanistan. He served as the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Chief of Party/Country Director with CHF-Afghanistan (2002-03); Senior Project Advisor with ACBAR/Kabul (2004); and Chief of Party for PADCO on a $60 million Alternative Livelihoods Project for the Badakhshan region (2005). Keeton recently returned from an assignment with the World Bank on Kabul Urban Redevelopment (2006). He holds an M.A. International Education from Columbia Teachers’ College and a B.A. Asian History from the University of California, Berkeley.