FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2014
Washington, D.C. - Today the Rumsfeld Foundation announced that the 2014 CAMCA (Central Asia-Mongolia-Caucasus-Afghanistan) Regional Forum will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan on June 20-22, 2014.
The 2014 CAMCA Regional Forum will discuss ongoing economic, social and political developments in the region and beyond, including regional economic cooperation, transportation and trade potential, investment and business opportunities and challenges, and linkages between economic deveplopment and security. The Forum will include four panel discussions featuring the Rumsfeld Fellows as well as invited guests from the region, the United States, and other interested countries. Partner organizations of the 2014 Forum include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and the Nazarbayev Center.
The CAMCA Regional Forum has evolved out of the Rumsfeld Fellowship Program at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, which has been bringing rising young leaders from the region to Washington, D.C. since 2008. As of June 2014, over 100 professionals have completed the Fellowship.
Donald Rumsfeld, President of the Rumsfeld Foundation, said, “Our Foundation is delighted to host the upcoming 2014 CAMCA Regional Forum in Astana. We hope the Forum will provide an opportunity for increased dialogue and interaction among the people of the region.”
The CAMCA Regional Forum is dedicated to promoting region-wide discussions on how to advance economic growth and development in the heart of Eurasia (Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) to fulfill the individual and regional potential of these countries. It promotes this goal by fostering dialogue and interaction among rising young leaders from all sectors of life in the 10 countries, as well as international stakeholders.
For more information about the Rumsfeld Foundation, please visit www.rumsfeldfoundation.org or the Foundation’s Facebook page. For more information on the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, please visit http://www.silkroadstudies.org.
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Media Contacts:
Ms. Sarah Conant
Executive Director, Rumsfeld Foundation
Phone: (202) 944-1304
Email: s.j.conant@dhrllc.net
Mr. David Soumbadze
Fellowship Program Director, SAIS
Phone: (301) 257-5753
Email: dsoumba1@jhu.edu
Ms. Gaukhar Zainullina
Forum Spokesperson
Phone: +7 705 777 1113
Email: zainullina.g@gmail.com