Mr. Barry Salaam was appointed by the President as a member of the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) in October 2017. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Committee. He received his BA in Persian literature from Kabul University and has earned his master’s degree in international Relations from the Fletcher School, Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA. For the last 3 years, Mr. Salaam has also been the President of the Organization of Afghan Alumni (OAA), a network of over 500 alumni who have attended various US-sponsored educational and exchange programs.