Released on: October 30, 2007, 1:22 pm

Press Release Author: Argosy University, Washington DC Campus

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Argosy University, Washington DC Campus is proud to feature
Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Said T. Jawad, as the
commencement ceremony keynote speaker.

Press Release Body: Argosy University, Washington DC Campus has scheduled its 2007
commencement ceremonies for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 3, 2007, at historic
Constitution Hall in Washington DC.

Dr. Barry T. Ryan, Argosy University, Washington DC Campus president, said students
will be graduating with associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in
business, education, and psychology. "With commencement comes the end of one great
adventure and the beginning of the next. Equipped with the knowledge they have
gained at Argosy University, our hope is that each of our graduates realizes
remarkable success in their professional lives."

Argosy University, Washington DC Campus is proud to feature Afghanistan's Ambassador
to the United States, His Excellency Said T. Jawad, as the commencement ceremony
keynote speaker.

Ambassador Jawad was appointed as Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United States by
President Hamid Karzai on December 4, 2003. Under his leadership, the Embassy of
Afghanistan is emerging as one of the most successful missions in Washington DC.
Ambassador Jawad also serves as Afghanistan's non-resident Ambassador to Mexico,
Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina.

Ambassador Jawad returned to Afghanistan four months after 9/11 to assist in the new
country's state-building process. He served as the President's Press Secretary and
Chief of Staff, as well as the Director of the Office of International Relations at
the Presidential Palace. Ambassador Jawad has worked closely with President Karzai
in formulating strategies, implementing policies, building national institutions and
prioritizing reforms in Afghanistan. He also worked with United States and Afghan
military experts to help reform the Ministry of Defense and rebuild the Afghan
National Army. Ambassador Jawad was instrumental in drafting Afghanistan's foreign
investment laws; he served as President Karzai's principal liaison with the
constitutional commission throughout the drafting of Afghanistan's Constitution.

Ambassador Jawad was educated at the Afghan French Lycée Istiklal and School of Law
and Political Sciences at Kabul University and Westfaelische Wilhelms University in
Muenster, Germany. In 1986 he settled in the United States, where he earned his MBA
from the Golden Gate University in San Francisco and worked for a number of
prominent law firms.

Ambassador Jawad has published hundreds of articles and commentaries in the United
States, Europe, and Afghanistan.

To learn more about Argosy University, Washington DC Campus visit
http://www.argosy.edu.


About Argosy University
Argosy University (http://www.argosy.edu), with 18 campus locations in 12 states, is
a private academic institution dedicated to providing undergraduate and graduate
degrees to students in a supportive learning environment where academic knowledge is
enriched and enlarged by the acquisition of interpersonal skills vital to success.
With one of the largest graduate student communities in the nation, Argosy
University offers doctoral and master\'s degree programs in psychology, business,
counseling, and education. The institution also offers bachelor\'s degree programs in
psychology and business, and associate\'s degree programs in various health sciences
fields. Argosy University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a
member of the North Central Association (NCA) (30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400,
Chicago, IL 60602; www.ncahlc.org).

Web Site: http://www.argosy.edu

Contact Details: Jacquelyn P. Muller
Vice President - Public Relations
210 Sixth Avenue, 33rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Office:(412) 995-7262
Cell:(412) 606-9244
jpmuller@edmc.edu