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Caroline Wadhams is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. She focuses on Afghanistan, Pakistan, terrorism issues, and U.S. national security. Prior to American Progress, she served as a legislative assistant on foreign policy issues for Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI). Wadhams also worked at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C. as an assistant director and in New York as a research associate on national security issues Her overseas experience includes work with the International Rescue Committee in Sierra Leone and two years in Ecuador and Chile. She served as a U.S. election observer in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections in September 2010 and in Pakistan's parliamentary elections in February 2008. She is a 2005 Manfred Worner Fellow with the German Marshall Fund and a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations. She received a master's degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Wadhams has been a guest analyst with numerous international, national, and local news outlets. As the United States begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan, Caroline Wadhams will discuss the dynamics on the ground in Afghanistan and Pakistan following her recent trip to Afghanistan, and the implications for the United States. She will also describe the Obama administration's approach in the region to combat militancy and foster stability, and how it connects to President Obama's broader foreign policy. More information on the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council can be found here.