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National Council Background
National Council Programs
"Middle East Update at Mid-Year 2024" Online Briefing Program
On June 13, 2024, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations hosted a discussion titled "Middle East Update at Mid-Year 2024." The program featured former United States diplomats Ambassador (Ret.) Michael Gfoeller and Mr. David H. Rundell. It was moderated by Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, with Mr. Patrick Mancino, the Executive Vice President and Director of Development of the Council, joining them for the proceedings.
The discussion can be viewed on the National Council's YouTube channel.
Paige Peterson Photo Essays
Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
The National Council's Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference brings together internationally renowned specialists to analyze, discuss, and debate issues of over-arching importance to the American and Arab people's needs, concerns, interests, and key foreign policy objectives. It is the largest gathering in America dedicated to understanding and offering proposals for improving the U.S.-Arab relationship.
The 31st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Arab-U.S. Uncertainties and Constants: What Lies Ahead?, was held November 2-3, 2022, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Recordings of speakers and sessions are published on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and elsewhere.
- 2022 Annual Conference:
- Videos of Speakers and Sessions
- Listen to Conference Podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
- HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Remarks: Transcript, Video
- H.E. Sayyid Badr Albusaidi Remarks: Transcript, Video
- David Petraeus and Raghida Dergham Interview: Video
- 2022 Conference Home
- About the Conference
Youth Leadership Development Program / Model Arab League
The National Council's Youth Leadership Development Program / Model Arab League (YLDP/MAL) holds educational conferences across the United States for students at both the university and high school levels. Through YLDP/MAL, students learn about the politics and history of the Arab world, and the arts of diplomacy and public speech. YLDP/MAL helps prepare students to be knowledgeable, well-trained, and effective citizens as well as civic and public affairs leaders.
Learn more about YLDP/MAL, find a conference near you, and register to participate!
- MAL Homepage
- Video: Intro to MAL
- At the Cutting Edge: The National Council’s Youth Leadership Development Program / Model Arab League
Public Affairs Briefings
The National Council periodically sponsors public educational programs around Washington, D.C., and online where an assemblage of domestic and internationally renowned specialists analyze, discuss, and debate issues of importance to the relationship between the U.S. and the Arab countries, the Middle East, and the Islamic world. These events examine how best to strengthen and expand mutual Arab-U.S. trust, confidence, and benefits while examining a range of complex issues, interests, and policies.
Washington, DC Summer Internship Program
The National Council's Washington, DC Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students a ten-week professional, academic, and career opportunity internship with an organization in the nation’s capital. The program features a demanding mix of professional involvement, intellectual challenge, career exploration, and cross-cultural encounters designed to provide students with a rich and varied educational experience.
- 2024 Program Information
- 2023 Program Summary (PDF)
- Summer Internship Program Home
- Fall-Spring Internship Opportunities
Study Visits to the Arab Region
Since 1984, the National Council has provided American students and professionals in academia, government, and business unparalleled educational experiences in the Arab region through its study visit programs, including the Joseph J. Malone Fellowship in Arab and Islamic Studies. These people-to-people exchanges project the participants into the dynamics of Arab-U.S. relations and provide first-hand exposure to the region’s considerable cultural, economic, political, and social diversity pursuant to increased knowledge and understanding.
Help Support the National Council's Educational Programs
The National Council relies on contributions from its supporters to make its educational programs possible. Please consider making a tax-deductible* donation to help the Council continue making rewarding differences in the furtherance of American knowledge and understanding of the Arab region and U.S.-Arab relations.
*The National Council is recognized as a 501(c)(3) public charity and contributions are federally tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed under law.