Webchat on CD Issues with Ambassador Christina Rocca,
Permanent Representative of the United States to the Conference on Disarmament

2008 Geneva Conference on Disarmament
on Wednesday, March 12, 2008
4:00 p.m. Geneva time
(1100 Washington time/1500 GMT)

Disarmament and nonproliferation remain key subjects dealt with in a number of international fora, including the U.N. First Committee in New York and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. Join the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Christina Rocca, as she discusses U.S. goals and expectations for the 2008 Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland.

Ambassador Christina B. Rocca is the United States Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament. She served as assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs from 2001 to 2006. Before joining the State Department, she was foreign affairs adviser to Senator Sam Brownback, specializing in issues related to South Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Middle East.

Participation in this webchat is open to the public.  Interested viewers are encouraged to sign up for the webchat via the URL below and submit questions before and during the program on March 12.  The program will run from 4:00-5:00 pm Geneva time.  The U.S. Mission will circulate the text of the webchat transcript and associated stories following the program.

http://www.america.gov/multimedia/askamerica.html#rocca_12_mar_2008

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