{"id":35712,"date":"2025-10-17T09:57:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T22:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/?post_type=aiia-authors&#038;p=35712"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:29:54","slug":"sami-omari","status":"publish","type":"aiia-authors","link":"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/aiia-authors\/sami-omari\/","title":{"rendered":"Sami Omari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sami Omari<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fis an Afghan-born international relations, diplomatic, and policy consultant with extensive experience working alongside\u202fNATO,\u202fInternational Security Assistance Force, and the\u202fU.S. Department of State, including the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), as well as diplomatic missions on governance, conflict, and legal reform in fragile states. He previously served as a prosecutor and legal advisor in Afghanistan and later worked as a cultural and security affairs instructor with Australia\u2019s\u202fDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Australian Defence Forces, delivering training on culture, security, and civil\u2013military relations. Mr. Omari also served as Government Liaison Manager for NATO in Afghanistan, where he worked closely with Afghan government institutions and international partners during key phases of the conflict, including the period surrounding the U.S.\u2013Taliban Doha negotiations and the release of Taliban prisoners.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now based in Australia, he works as a strategic consultant focusing on South and Central Asian security and strategic affairs and is currently completing a Master\u2019s in International Relations at\u202fFlinders University.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","authors-category":[],"class_list":["post-35712","aiia-authors","type-aiia-authors","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sami Omari - Australian Institute of International Affairs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/aiia-authors\/sami-omari\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sami Omari - Australian Institute of International Affairs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sami Omari\u202fis an Afghan-born international relations, diplomatic, and policy consultant with extensive experience working alongside\u202fNATO,\u202fInternational Security Assistance Force, and the\u202fU.S. Department of State, including the Bureau of International Narcotics and [...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/aiia-authors\/sami-omari\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Australian Institute of International Affairs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AIIANational\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-18T00:29:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/aiia-authors\/sami-omari\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/aiia-authors\/sami-omari\/\",\"name\":\"Sami Omari - Australian Institute of International Affairs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-16T22:57:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-18T00:29:54+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/aiia-authors\/sami-omari\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/aiia-authors\/sami-omari\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/aiia-authors\/sami-omari\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sami Omari\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/\",\"name\":\"Australian Institute of International Affairs\",\"description\":\"Know more. 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