The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations is pleased to provide the twenty-third edition of the Council Chronicle, the Council’s periodic newsletter. The Chronicle seeks to keep the Council’s alumni, donors, and other supporters informed and updated. One among other efforts to do so on an ongoing basis is achieved by presenting highlights and special reports on the Council’s programs, events, and activities. For new readers interested in learning more about the Council’s vision and mission, together with the ways and means it utilizes to pursue both objectives, please visit the Council’s website at ncusar.org.

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The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 2014 Washington, DC Summer Internship Program began today with 25 student fellows admitted from a record number of applicants. For the next ten-weeks the students will spend their weekdays working at one of over a dozen Near East and Arab world related organizations in the nation’s capital, while also attending twice weekly evening seminar sessions designed to provide them with greater depth of knowledge about the Arab world, to underscore the cultural, economic, and political diversity of Arab states, and to explore the intricacies of Arab-U.S. relations. The students will also have weekly site visits around Washington where they will be provided a behind-the-scenes look at many of the central institutions of federal government, national security policymaking, international diplomacy, and international business. The program is an important component of the Council’s work to educate, train, and develop the present and emerging generation of U.S.-Arab relations leaders.

On May 9, 2014, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations and the U.S.-GCC Corporate Cooperation Committee are hosting a public affairs briefing on “Iraq Update – Challenges and Opportunities: A Conversation with His Excellency Lukman Faily, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States.” Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, will serve as moderator.

DATE & TIME:

Friday, May 9, 2014
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Refreshments / Networking
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Remarks / Q&A

LOCATION:

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
First Floor Conference Room
1875 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006

REGISTRATION:

The event is free but R.S.V.P. (acceptances only) via email to rsvp@ncusar.org is required.

Please note: seating capacity is limited. Include the following information when you R.S.V.P.:
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If you have any questions you can call the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations at (202) 293-6466.

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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON U.S.-ARAB RELATIONS LAUNCHES FINDLEY FELLOWS PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN HONOR OF RETIRED ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN PAUL FINDLEY

Program to Honor Most Outstanding Students from the National Council’s University Student Summer Internship Program

Washington, DC: The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, founded in 1983, is pleased to announce the launch of a new fellowship program that will honor outstanding participants in the National Council’s Washington, DC Summer Internship Program. In announcing the award, Council Founding President and CEO Dr. John Duke Anthony said, “The new Paul Findley Fellowship, named in honor of former Congressman Paul Findley, will annually recognize students who excel in the academic component of the Council’s University Student Summer Internship Program.” The National Council’s Washington, DC Summer Internship Program annually selects 25 university undergraduate and graduate students to participate in a ten-week professional, academic, and career opportunity internship in Washington, DC. Designed to provide the interns a rich and varied training and educational experience, the program features an energizing and demanding mix of intellectual challenge, career exploration, and cultural encounters.

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