Episode S5 | E1
The United States and Pakistan: Perhaps the World’s Greatest Frenemies
Air Date: Jul 12, 2020
About the guests

Ambassador Robin Raphel
Former Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia (1993-1997) & Ambassador to Tunisia (1997-2000)
Robin L. Raphel is an expert in political, security, and economic development issues in South Asia and the Middle East. As a career Foreign Service officer, she worked for nearly 40 years in foreign affairs agencies, including the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Department of Defense. She has served as...

Ambassador Richard Olson
Former Ambassador to Pakistan (2012-2015), special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (2015-2016)
Ambassador Richard Olson is a retired U.S. foreign service officer. His final assignment was as U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP). From 2012 to 2015, he was the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan. Olson served as the coordinating director for development and economic affairs at U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan, from 2011 to...

Raza Bokhari
North American Point of Contact for former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf
Raza currently serves as the Managing Partner of RBx Capital, LP, a private equity fund in formation that is focused on investing in all segments of the US laboratory testing market, including pharmacogenomics enabled personalized medicine. Raza also volunteers his time as President Musharraf’s North American Point of Contact. He was elected as the...