Save the Date:
31st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
November 2 - 3, 2022
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
About the
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Since 1992, the National Council’s annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference has gathered 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. Over two-days, Arab and American leaders from government, the military, business, and academe share privileged information, insight, and recommendations that are vitally important to the definition of issues, the ordering of priorities, and the direction of policy formulation and implementation in American and Arab governments alike. The Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference is the largest annual gathering in America dedicated to studying, understanding, and promoting the U.S.-Arab relationship.
The 28th Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Treading a Tightrope: How Best to Balance and Advance the Multifaceted Arab-U.S. Relationship?, was held October 23-24, 2019, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. The conference provided attendees with two days of shared ideas, intense discussions and debate, and extensive networking opportunities.
The 29th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, The Next U.S. Presidency: Implications for the U.S.-Arab Relationship, was broadcast live online November 17-19, 2020.
The 30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Addressing Complex Realities, Fresh Visions, and New Possibilities, was broadcast live online November 17-18, 2021.
30th Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities
November 17 - 18, 2021
- Conference Proceedings
- Watch Conference Videos on YouTube
- Listen to Conference Podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
29th Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
The Next U.S. Presidency: Implications for the U.S.-Arab Relationship
November 17 - 19, 2020
- Conference Proceedings
- Watch Conference Videos on YouTube
- Listen to Conference Podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
28th Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Treading a Tightrope: How Best to Balance and Advance the Multifaceted Arab-U.S. Relationship?
October 23 - 24, 2019
- Conference Proceedings
- Watch Conference Videos on YouTube
- Podcasts of Conference Sessions: Apple, Spotify, FeedBurner
- "Economic Diversification in the GCC" presentation by Dr. Turki Faisal Al Rasheed (pdf)
27th Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
What Paths Forward For America In And With The Arab Region?
October 31 - November 1, 2018
- Conference Audio, Video, and Transcripts
- Select Conference Speakers & Sessions on C-SPAN
- Podcasts of Conference Sessions: iTunes, Stitcher, FeedBurner
- Presentation by Dr. Turki Faisal Al Rasheed (pdf)
26th Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Arab-U.S. Relations: How Best to Navigate an Uncertain Present and Future?
October 18 - 19, 2017
- Audio podcasts of Conference Sessions
- Video of Conference Sessions
- Keynote Address from General Joseph L. Votel
- Keynote Address from HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal
25th Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
The Next U.S. Presidency and U.S.-Arab Relations: Probabilities, Possibilities, Potential Pitfalls
October 26 - 27, 2016
24th Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
U.S.-Arab Relations at a Crossroads: What Paths Forward?
October 14 -15, 2015
- Conference Audio, Video, and Transcripts
- Conference Videos on YouTube
- Conference Podcasts on iTunes
- Conference Pictures
- 'HOW' Questions for Policymakers
23rd Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Framing and Charting the Region’s Issues, Interests, Challenges, and Opportunities: Implications for Arab and U.S. Policies
October 28 - 29, 2014
- Conference Audio, Video, and Transcripts
- Conference Videos on YouTube
- Conference Podcasts on iTunes
- 'HOW' Questions for Policymakers
- Council Chronicle Conference Recap
22nd Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Navigating Arab-U.S. Relations: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities
October 22 - 23, 2013
- Conference Audio, Video, and Transcripts
- Conference Videos on YouTube
- Conference Podcasts on iTunes
- Conference Pictures
- 'HOW' Questions for Policymakers
- Council Chronicle Conference Recap
21st Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Arab-U.S. Relations Amidst
Transition within Constancy:
Implications for American and
Arab Interests and Policies
October 25 - 26, 2012
- Conference Audio, Video, and Transcripts
- Oct. 25 Sessions on
- Oct. 26 Sessions on
- Conference Pictures
- 'HOW' Questions for Policymakers
- Council Chronicle Conference Recap
20th Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Dynamics of Recent Events
in the Arab World:
Framing the Arab and U.S. Responses
October 27 - 28, 2011
- Conference Audio, Video, and Transcripts
- Remarks by HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal
(watch on) - Remarks by Libyan Ambassador Ali Aujali on
19th Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Arab-U.S. Relations: Going Where?
October 21 - 22, 2010
Video: Oct. 21 Sessions | Oct. 22 Sessions- Conference Transcripts & Video
- 'How' Questions for Policymakers
- Conference Pictures
- Select Media Coverage
- Council Chronicle Conference Recap
18th Annual
Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Fresh Visions, Old Realities,
New Possibilities:
The Impact of Leadership Change
on Arab-U.S. Relations
October 15 - 16, 2009
- Conference Audio, Video & Transcripts
- 'How' Questions for Policymakers
- Conference Pictures
- Council Chronicle Conference Recap
