The Peace Operations Policy Program of the School of Public Policy, George Mason University is proud to present the following in its “Peace and Stability Operations Colloquium Series” of events:

A Truth Commission for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date:

Wednesday, 15 March 2006

Time:

1:00 PM-3:30 PM

Location:

George Mason University

3401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 251

Arlington, Virginia 22201

(Virginia Sq/GMU Metro station)

Speaker:

William A. Stuebner

Bill Stuebner joins us to discuss the work he has been performing for the past eight months in helping to establish a truth commission for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).  This is viewed as a supplement, not an alternative, to prosecution; and the body could be in place as early as 2007.  Stuebner has been involved with Balkans affairs for over a decade, serving as a consultant on humanitarian assistance for the Department of Defense, Office of Global Affairs (1992); field representative for the US Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (1992-94); advisor to the prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (1994-96); chief of staff/senior deputy head of mission for human rights with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (1996); liaison officer-chief of exhumations, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (1996-97); and advisor on reconciliation in BiH for the US Institute of Peace (USIP) (1997-2000).  He currently works with the Grand Mufti of BiH to create a Bosnian counterpart to USIP, and is organizing a joint Bosnian-American human rights monitoring project in Darfur, Sudan.  Stuebner served in the US Army for 20 years (1972-92); and holds an M.A. in government from Georgetown University and a B.A. in government from Ohio University.

Host:

Robert W. “Bill” Farrand, Amb. (Ret.)

Peace Operations Policy Program, GMU

RSVP: Please contact Dr. Allison Frendak at 703.993.4983 or <afrendak@gmu.edu>