BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:The Contemporary History Institute hosts Hiroshi Takahashi disc ussing “Japan and Afghanistan from a Geopolitical Perspective" on Monday Oc tober 28 at 5:00 p.m. in Bentley Hall 132.\n\n \n\nTakahashi is a visiting professor at Takushoku University\, Institute of World Studies\, which he j oined after a three-decade career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jap an. \n\n \n\nAfter graduating from Takushoku University in 1975\, Takahashi studied at Kabul University\, where he witnessed the military coup in 1978 \, the University of London\, and Sophia University in Tokyo\, before he jo ined the Japanese Embassy in Pakistan. He then served in the Second Middle East Division of Ministry of Foreign Affairs\, United Nations Special Missi on to Afghanistan\, the Japanese Embassy in Uzbekistan\, United Nations Pea cebuilding Office in Tajikistan (2000-2001)\, and United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (2001-2002). He was the Chargé d’affaires ad interi m of the Japanese Embassy in Tajikistan\, the Japanese Ambassador to Afghan istan (2012-2016)\, and Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affai rs.\n\n \n\nThis event is free and open to the public. DTEND:20241028T221500Z DTSTAMP:20240920T003840Z DTSTART:20241028T210000Z GEO:39.326372;-82.102202 LOCATION:Bentley Hall\, Room 132 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Contemporary History Institute | Hiroshi Takahashi\, October 28 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_47250604741077 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/contemporary-history-institute-hiroshi- takahashi-october-28 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR