![Afghan girls react waiting for their teacher in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2011. [AP File Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0404_afghan_girls_m.jpg)
About the Author: Melanne Verveer serves as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues.
Over the course of a decade and through the administrations of two presidents of different political parties, the United States has maintained a consistent commitment to support the women of Afghanistan through the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council (USAWC).
USAWC is a public-private partnership established by President George W. Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai in 2002. Since its creation, representatives of the U.S. and Afghan governments, private sector, academia, and non-governmental organizations have joined hands to develop and carry out initiatives in support of Afghan women and girls. Today the Council is housed at Georgetown University. I have the privilege to co-chair the council with GU’s President, John J. DeGioia.
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