The Aspen Institute

Peter W. Galbraith was chosen in March 2009 to be the United Nations Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan. However, Galbraith abruptly left the country in mid-September 2009 at the request of UN Special Representative to Afghanistan Kai Eide following a dispute over the handling of the reported fraud in the 2009 Afghan presidential election. Formerly Ambassador to Croatia, Galbraith wrote Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America’s Enemies.