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Founded in 1983, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR) is a non-profit, non-governmental, educational organization dedicated to improving American awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the Arab world.

Keynote Address by HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal at the 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

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HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal delivered a keynote address at the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 21st 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 “Arab-U.S. Relations Amidst Transition within Constancy: Implications for American and Arab Interests and Policies,” was held October 25-26, 2012 at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in Washington, DC.

Introduction:
Dr. John Duke Anthony – Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

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 Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference homepage.

Arab-U.S. Relations Amidst Transition within Constancy – Oct. 25-26 in Washington, DC

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Register now for the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 21st Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, “Arab-U.S. Relations Amidst Transition within Constancy: Implications for American and Arab Interests and Policies.” The conference will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. Visit the links below to learn more.

US and GCC Sign Framework Agreement for Trade and Economic Cooperation

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United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk today announced that the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed a Framework Agreement for Trade, Economic, Investment and Technical Cooperation. The Agreement will establish a Joint Committee to discuss areas where both the GCC and the United States share mutual interests, including considering opportunities for enhancing economic, commercial, investment and technical cooperation, fostering their economic relations and increasing the volume of trade and investment between them.

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The GCC region collectively was the sixth largest supplier of imports to the United States in 2011 with U.S. goods imports from the region totaling nearly $62 billion. Leading U.S. imports from the GCC include oil, aluminum, fertilizers, and organic chemicals. U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) in GCC countries was $23.5 billion in 2010.

Press Release from The Office of the United States Trade Representative

Infrastructure and Business Opportunities in North Africa

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On September 6, 2012, the National Council, the U.S.-GCC Corporate Cooperation Committee, the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce, and Sidar Global Advisors hosted a public affairs briefing on “Infrastructure and Business Opportunities in North Africa” at the City Club in Washington, DC. Speakers included Dr. John Duke Anthony, Ms. Deborah McCarthy, Mr. Carl Kress, Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome, Ms. Laura Lombard, Mr. Steven Mayo, and Mr. Curtis Silvers.

Links to a podcast of the program and remarks by Ms. Deborah McCarthy are available below. The podcast, along with recordings of other National Council programs, is also available through iTunes: http://bit.ly/itunes-ncusar.

“Infrastructure and Business Opportunities in North Africa” podcast (.mp3)

HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal on Charlie Rose

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His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Sa’ud, former Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United Kingdom and the United States as well as Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh, recently appeared on The Charlie Rose Show. A short clip from his interview is below and the full interview is available on The Charlie Rose Show website.

HRH Prince Turki will be a Featured Keynote Speaker on October 25, 2012 at the National Council’s 21st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference in Washington, DC. Register now to hear HRH Prince Turki as well as many other internationally renowned specialists analyze, discuss, and debate issues of over-arching importance to the American and Arab people’s needs, concerns, interests, and key foreign policy objectives.

 

 

Roads of Arabia Exhibition at the Smithsonian Sackler Gallery

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The Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia exhibition is coming to the Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery from November 17, 2012 through February 24, 2013.

An eye-opening look at the largely unknown ancient past of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this exhibition draws on recently discovered archaeological material never before seen in the United States. Roads of Arabia features objects excavated from several sites throughout the Arabian Peninsula, tracing the impact of ancient trade and routes and pilgrimage roads stretching from Yemen in the south to Iraq, Syria and Mediterranean cultures in the north. Elegant alabaster bowls and fragile glassware, heavy gold earrings and Hellenistic bronze statues testify to a lively mercantile and cultural interchange among distant civilizations.

Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution in association with the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco are gratefully acknowledged as principal co-sponsors of the tour of Roads of Arabia in the United States. Sponsorship is also provided by The Olayan Group and Fluor Corporation.

Read about “Roads of Arabia” in Saudi Aramco World

Visit the Sackler Gallery in Washington, DC

The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America

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On August 26, 2012, the Center for American Progress released a report entitled Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America that “shines a light on the Islamophobia network of so-called experts, academics, institutions, grassroots organizations, media outlets, and donors who manufacture, produce, distribute, and mainstream an irrational fear of Islam and Muslims.” The full report along with supplementary materials can be accessed at: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/religion/report/2011/08/26/10165/fear-inc/.

 

NCUSAR Recognized Again For Exceptional Accountability and Fiscal Management

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The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations has again been awarded a Four Star Rating by Charity Navigator, America’s premier independent charity evaluator. Charity Navigator helps charitable givers make intelligent giving decisions by providing in-depth, objective ratings and analysis of the financial health of America’s largest charities. In earning Charity Navigator’s highest four star rating, the Council was deemed to have demonstrated exceptional financial health, outperforming most of its peers in the management and growth of its finances in the most fiscally responsible manner possible.

The National Council is also a member of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, demonstrating that the Council meets all 20 of the BBB’s Standards for Charity Accountability. The BBB’s organizational evaluation involves rigorous scrutiny of governance, effectiveness, finances and solicitations, and informational materials. The overarching principle of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance Standards for Charity Accountability is full disclosure to donors and potential donors at the time of solicitation and thereafter.