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Zalmay Khalilzad
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Khalilzad speaking at a high school in Kabul, Afghanistan
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| 26th United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| In office April 17, 2007 – January 20, 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Secretary-General | Ban Ki-Moon |
| Preceded by | John R. Bolton |
| Succeeded by | Susan Rice |
| United States Ambassador to Iraq | |
| In office June 21, 2005 – April 17, 2007 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Negroponte |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Crocker |
| United States Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
| In office November 28, 2003 – June 20, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Robert Finn |
| Succeeded by | Ronald E. Neumann |
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Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad
March 22, 1951 Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cheryl Benard |
| Children | Alexander Benard Maximilian Benard |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut University of Chicago |
| Profession | Academic and Diplomat |
Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad (Pashto: زلمی خلیلزاد Zalmay Khalīlzād; born March 22, 1951) is a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and president of Khalilzad Associates. He was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush from 2007 to 2009.
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Khalilzad presenting President George W. Bush a ballot from the first democratic election in Afghanistan on October 18, 2004.
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Khalilzad with Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in April 2006.
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Khalilzad at the 2008 World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
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