The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 23rd Annual Arab U.S.-Policymakers Conference included a presentation on “The Collapse of Order in the Middle East” by Ambassador (Ret.) Chas Freeman, Jr.
An audio and video recording of the speech as well as a link to the transcript are available below. Videos of the entire 2014 conference are available on YouTube and podcasts of the conference are available through iTunes and FeedBurner.
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Complete audio recordings from the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 2014 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, “Framing and Charting the Region’s Issues, Interests, Challenges, and Opportunities: Implications for Arab and U.S. Policies,” are now available from the Council. Listen to and download each session below, or visit the National Council’s podcast feed through iTunes or FeedBurner to access recordings from the conference as well as other Council programs.
With Ambassador (Ret.) Chas Freeman, Jr.
With Dr. John Duke Anthony and H.E. Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Attiyah.
With Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome, Dr. Paul Sullivan, Dr. Anas Alhajji, Mr. Jamie Webster, Dr. Tamara Essayyad, and Dr. Sara Vakhshouri.
With Dr. Joe Dunn and Ms. Kaylee Boalt.
With Mr. Neil Kapoor, Mr. Justin Mayes, Mr. Anthony Sudarmawan, and Ms. Marlee Pittman.
With HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal.
With Mr. Christopher Blanchard, The Honorable Mark T. Kimmitt, Dr. John Duke Anthony, Professor David Des Roches, Dr. Kenneth Katzman, and Dr. Imad Harb.
With Dr. John Duke Anthony, H.E. Dr. Abdullah I. El-Kuwaiz, Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Ambassador (Ret.) Stephen A. Seche, Dr. Abdullah AlShayji, and Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla.
With Dr. Paul Sullivan, Dr. Michele Dunne, Ms. Ellen Laipson, Dr. Michael Hudson, and Dr. William Lawrence.
With H.E. Ambassador Lukman Faily.
With Dr. Tom Mattair, H.E. Ambassador Maen Areikat, Ms. Karen Koning AbuZayd, Mr. Bill Corcoran, Mr. Matthew Reynolds, and Mr. Yousef Munayyer.
With Congressman Paul Findley (on behalf of Dr. Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor).
With HRH Prince Abdulmajeed Bin Abdulilah bin Abdulaziz Al Sa’ud.
With HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Sa’ud.
With H.E. Ambassador Adel A. Al-Jubeir.
With Ambassador Joseph W. Westphal.
With Dr. John Iskander, H.E. Ambassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Dr. Judith Yaphe, Dr. Najib Ghadbian, Dr. Imad Harb, and Dr. Trita Parsi.
With Ms. Elizabeth Wossen, Dr. Abderrahim Foukara, Dr. Christian Koch, Ms. Judith Kipper, Dr. Jim Zogby, and Ms. Barbara G.B. Ferguson.
With Mr. John Pratt, Ambassador (Ret.) Patrick Theros, Ms. Nahlah A. Al-Jubeir, Mr. Nathan Regan, Mr. Steve Lutes, Dr. J. W. Wright, and Mr. Titus Johnson.
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The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 23rd Annual Arab U.S.-Policymakers Conference included a session on “The Gulf Cooperation Council: Role in Regional Dynamics” that featured Dr. John Duke Anthony, H.E. Dr. Abdullah I. El-Kuwaiz, Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Ambassador (Ret.) Stephen A. Seche, Dr. Abdullah AlShayji, and Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla.
An audio and video recording of the session as well as a link to the transcript are available below. Videos of the entire 2014 conference are available on YouTube and podcasts of the conference are available through iTunes and FeedBurner.
Audio only:
Videos from the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 23rd Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, held October 28-29, 2014 in Washington, DC, are available to watch online via YouTube.
HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal delivered a keynote address at the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 23rd Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. He was introduced by Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO of the National Council. The conference, on the theme “Framing and Charting the Region’s Issues, Interests, Challenges, and Opportunities: Implications for Arab and U.S. Policies,” was held October 28-29, 2014, at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in Washington, DC.
Speaker:
HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal – Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; former Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and to the United States of America; former Director General, General Intelligence Directorate, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
For more information visit the National Council’s Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference homepage.
Dr. Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor outside of Whipple Hall at Illinois College, which houses the Khalaf Al Habtoor Leadership Center and the Paul Findley Congressional Museum.
Washington, DC: Dr. Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor will be honoured by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations at the 23rd Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference in Washington, DC this week.
The Council will present its Global Humanitarian and Business Achievement Award to Dr. Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor in recognition of his leadership in education, philanthropy, and building bridges between East and West. Former U.S. Congressman, the Honorable Paul Findley will be receiving the award from Council Founding President and CEO Dr. John Duke Anthony on Dr. Al Habtoor’s behalf. Mr. Findley is a long-time personal friend of Dr. Al Habtoor.
“I am pleased to receive this award from such a prestigious organisation. It is important that we work hard to strengthen relations between the East and West and break down the barriers that have been created following a rise in extremism. Through organisation like the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations we can foster a better understanding between the American people and the Arab world,” said Dr. Al Habtoor.
H.E. Ambassador Mohammed Al Hussaini Al Sharif, Chief Representative of the League of Arab States to the United States, former Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Canada and Turkey, and former Head of the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Houston, recently appeared on Episode 1801 of THIS IS AMERICA & THE WORLD with Dennis Wholey. The program is a weekly, international affairs television series produced in Washington, New York City, and in countries around the world, and distributed nationally on PBS. On This is America & The World, “Dennis Wholey sets out to explore the cultural, social and political lives” of “high profile individuals that shape our world.” The interview with H.E. Ambassador Al Sharif “focuses on the various sources of extreme tension throughout the Middle East and touches on Islam, ISIS and recent developments in Israel and Palestine.”
A delegation from the State of Qatar, led by Qatar’s Minister of Economy and Commerce His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, joined Dr. John Duke Anthony and the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations along with Mrs. Matilda Cuomo to ring the NASDAQ Opening Bell on Friday, September 26, 2014. A video of the ceremony is available below and on YouTube.
Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup, shares a robust economic, defense, cultural, and educational relationship with the United States. The National Council is a Washington, DC-based non-profit, non-governmental, educational organization dedicated to improving American knowledge and understanding of the Arab world. Dr. John Duke Anthony is the Founding President & CEO of the Council. The delegation was joined by the former First Lady of New York State and longtime advocate on behalf of women, children and families, Mrs. Matilda Cuomo, to ring the Opening Bell.
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