18th Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

Fresh Visions, Old Realities, New Possibilities:
The Impact of Leadership Change on Arab-U.S. Relations

Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington, DC
October 15-16, 2009

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Moderator: Mr. Peter J. Robertson

Speakers:
H.E. Adel A. Al-Jubeir
The Hon. James B. Smith (Brigadier General, USAF, Ret.)
The Hon. Walter L. Cutler
The Hon. Charles W. ("Chas") Freeman, Jr.
The Hon. James C. Oberwetter
The Hon. Robert Jordan

Moderator: Mr. Peter J. Robertson − Co-Chairman, of the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council; retired Board of Directors Vice Chairman, Chevron Corporation; Chairman, World Affairs Council of Northern California; Board of Directors Vice Chairman, International House, University of California at Berkeley; Member, Corporate Advisory Board, Global Business Coalition for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Speakers:

H.E. Adel A. Al-Jubeir − Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States; Foreign Policy Adviser to HRH ‘Abdallah Bin ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Al Sa’ud, Custodian of the Two Holy Places and King of Saudi Arabia.

The Hon. James B. Smith (Brigadier General, USAF, Ret.) − Ambassador of the United States to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; former International Business Development Executive, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems; Distinguished Graduate, The Naval   War College, The Air Command and Staff College, and The National War College.

Former United States Ambassadors to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
The Hon. Walter L. Cutler (1984-1987 and 1988-1989)
The Hon. Charles W. ("Chas") Freeman, Jr. (1989-1992)
The Hon. James C. Oberwetter (2004-2007)
The Hon. Robert Jordan (2002-2003)