The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 22nd Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, entitled “Navigating Arab-U.S. Relations: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,” is scheduled for October 22-23, 2013 in Washington, DC. Register now to join Arab and American leaders from government, the military, business, and academe as they 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 conference will provide attendees with two-days of shared ideas, intense discussions and debate, and extensive networking.
- Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference Homepage
- Register Online
- Conference Sponsorship Opportunities (.pdf)
- Featured Speakers
- Transcripts, Videos, and Podcasts from the 2012 Conference
Featured Speakers Include:
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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. |
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General Lloyd J. Austin III
General Lloyd J. Austin III assumed command of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), which has a wide-ranging area of responsibility for 20 countries in the Middle East and southwest Asia, on March 22, 2013. He was previously the 33d Vice Chief of Staff of the Army. General Austin led the 3rd Infantry Division in the opening months of the Iraq war where he earned a Silver Star for valor. He later commanded divisions in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and commanded U.S. Forces-Iraq from September 2010 through the completion of the mission in December 2011. |
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