Connie Duckworth Carpets

Connie duckworth the ceo of the us based afghan carpet wholesaler arzu studio hope explains over the past year or two the rise in insecurity along the pakistani border has made it increasingly difficult to import carpets from afghanistan.

Connie duckworth carpets.

I bought four small ones and took them home to chicago. 11 2001 and left new york for chicago bertenthal said. U s afghan women s council members tim mcbride senior vp of government relations freddie mac. And jim kunder assistant administrator asia and the.

Connie duckworth president arzu carpets and chair of the committee of 200. For centuries afghanistan has been a leader in carpet production but years of political instability have damaged the industry. U s afghan women s council members. The first female partner in the history of goldman sachs co duckworth retired after the terrorist attacks of sept.

Charles arthur traces the afghan carpet s journey from point of production to point of sale. After leaving goldman sachs connie duckworth launched a second career with arzu studio hope a nonprofit rug business that gives afghan women jobs as well as access to health care and education. Since that visit with the u s afghan women s council a non partisan initiative tasked with supporting afghan women duckworth has devoted her life and career to rebuilding afghanistan carpet by carpet. An afghan carpet ride.

Arzu was founded in 2004 by connie duckworth in what was a pretty interesting journey said melissa bertenthal arzu s vice president of international programs. Connie duckworth is the founder and chief executive officer of arzu a social. The only higher end products were locally woven carpets. Cindi williams then special assistant office of public liaison at the white house.