Registration Open for the 21st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

21st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

Arab-U.S. Relations in the
Midst of Transition within Constancy:
Implications for American and
Arab Interests and Policies

October 25 – 26, 2012

Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC


(Left to right) Dr. John Duke Anthony, HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Sa’ud, and Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome addressed the 2011 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference.

Sponsorship Opportunities:
http://ncusar.org/programs/21AUSPC-sponsor-info.pdf

Register Online:
http://bit.ly/21auspc

Register by Fax or Mail:
http://ncusar.org/programs/21AUSPC-registration-form.pdf

Transcripts & Podcasts from the 2011 Conference:
http://ncusar.org/auspc/2011#proceedings


H.E. Mohamed Bin Abdulla Al-Rumaihi	Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center	Ms. Molly Williamson

Featured Speakers Include:

HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Sa’ud

His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Sa’ud served as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States from 2005 to 2007. From 1977 to 2001, he served as the Director General of the General Intelligence Directorate, the Kingdom’s main foreign intelligence service. Prince Turki is one of the founders of the King Faisal Foundation and is the Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh. Prince Turki serves as a member of the Boards of Trustees of the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies.

Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman

Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman holds the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at CSIS. He is a recipient of the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal. During his time at CSIS, he has completed a wide variety of studies on energy, U.S. strategy and defense plans, counterterrorism, armed nation building, the security of the Middle East, and the Afghan and Iraq conflicts. Dr. Cordesman frequently acts as a consultant to the U.S. State Department, Defense Department, and intelligence community and has worked with U.S. officials on counteterrorism and security areas in a number of Middle East countries.

H.E. Mohamed Bin Abdulla Al-Rumaihi

His Excellency Mohamed Bin Abdulla Al-Rumaihi was nominated as Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the United States on February 28, 2012, and presented his credentials to President Barack Obama on May 3, 2012. Prior to his posting in Washington, H.E. Mohamed Al-Rumaihi served as the Assistant Foreign Minister for Follow-Up Affairs, a position he was appointed to in 2003. Ambassador Al-Rumaihi was elevated to ministerial-rank in 2010. During this time, he also headed the Permanent Committee for Organizing Conferences and the Government Committee for Delineating Maritime Borders.

Ambassador Ford M. Fraker

Ambassador Ford M. Fraker served as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from April 2007 to April 2009, spanning both the George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama administrations. He has more than 30 years of experience in banking, finance, and investment in the Middle East. Ambassador Fraker currently serves as Senior Advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and as Chairman, KKR Middle East and North Africa; Senior Advisor to Trinity Group Limited; and is a member of the Middle East Advisory Board of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

Special Evening Reception:

H.E. Dr. Alia Hatoug-Bouran, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States, will host a reception for conference registrants, speakers, VIPs, and the Arab diplomatic community, on occasion of the 21st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Thursday evening, October 25, 2012, at the Embassy of Jordan (3504 International Drive, NW, Washington, DC 20008).

Conference Moderator and Facilitator:

Dr. John Duke Anthony
President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab RelationsDr. John Duke Anthony is the Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. He is also a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Defense’s Institute for Security Assistance Management, an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, and a Member of the U.S. Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP) as well as the ACIEP’s Subcommittees on Sanctions and Trade and Investment.