Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Iraq, and Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad delivered a 2010 Payne Lecture, "The Struggle for the Broader Middle East: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go" on May 17, 2010, in FSI's Bechtel Conference Center. A diplomat and strategist, Khalilzad helped organize the first meeting of Afghanistan's parliament, facilitated the ratification of Iraq's constitution, worked actively to quell sectarian violence, and was instrumental in U.N. efforts to address Iran's nuclear program.