In the National Council’s 28-year history, numerous milestones mark the path of its development from the beginning until the present. Among the following are previous years’ Annual Reviews, illustrations of the Council’s pioneering efforts to make the Gulf Cooperation Council better known to the American private and public sectors, and documentation of the Council’s grassroots efforts to administer educational programs and activities designed to further enhance American awareness of the Arab and Islamic worlds as well as the numerous ways in which all three peoples have benefited.
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Council Chronicle Vol. 4, No. 3 (Fall-Winter 2010)
Council Chronicle Vol. 4, No. 3 (Fall – Winter 2010)
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Includes:
2011 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference – SAVE THE DATE
2011 Summer Internship Program and Study Abroad Opportunities
2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference Highlights
2010 Annual Report
Model Arab League students visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Winter 2010
The National Council, in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) and Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), escorted a delegation of female Model Arab League students on a cultural immersion study visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, December 30, 2010 – January 12, 2011.
Visit enlightens 10 American students about Saudi culture, Arab News, April 3, 2011
GV student travels to Saudi Arabia on fellowship, Grand Valley Lanthorn, January 23, 2011
Central grad tells of Saudi trip, Forsyth News, February 1, 2011
Saudi Arabia is no longer ‘foreign’ to me, The Saudi Gazette, February 20, 2011
Fellowship in Saudi Arabia, Grand Valley State University Success Stories, December 21, 2010
United States Naval Academy Midshipmen visit the UAE, Winter 2010
The National Council, in coordination with the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), organized and led a December 27 to January 6, 2010-11 study visit to the United Arab Emirates for twelve Midshipmen and two faculty members from the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland.
COUNCIL CHRONICLE RECAP (.pdf – page 3)
The GCC Summit in Perspective: A Conversation with John Duke Anthony
John Duke Anthony – The GCC Summit in Perspective: A Conversation with John Duke Anthony (via ArabiaLink)
The GCC Summit in Perspective: A Conversation with John Duke Anthony
John Duke Anthony – The GCC Summit in Perspective: A Conversation with John Duke Anthony (via ArabiaLink)
Remembering Ron Pump (1942-2010)
John Duke Anthony – Remembering Ron Pump (1942-2010)
Diplomatic Connections Business Quarterly feature on 2010 Policymakers Conference
Saladin: Empire and Holy War
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By Peter Gubser. Dr. Gubser was a cofounder of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations and longtime Treasurer of the National Council’s board of directors.
Gorgias Press, 2010, available in paperback, 467 pp.
Saladin, the great Muslim leader of the twelfth century, generated far-reaching change in the Middle East. During his life, he profoundly altered the region’s landscape in religious, political, geographic and ethnic terms. In the West, he is famous for sharply curtailing the Crusader presence in the region, but also for the chivalrous and honorable way he dealt with adversaries and neighbors. In Muslim lands, he is well known – even lionized – for his success vis-à-vis the Crusaders.
Policy Directions From The League Of Arab States – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
POLICY DIRECTIONS FROM THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Hussein Hassouna – Chief Representative of the League of Arab States to the United States.
President Obama’s ‘National Export Initiative’ And Arab Markets: Growing Relationships – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ‘NATIONAL EXPORT INITIATIVE’ AND ARAB MARKETS: Growing Relationships
Mr. Francisco J. Sánchez – Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade and Head of the International Trade Administration
Business and Financial Development – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
CHAIR:
Ms. Barbara G. B. Ferguson – Washington Bureau Chief, Arab News; Co-Chair, International correspondents committee, The National Press Club, Washington, D.C.; author, “Country Reports” on Bahrain, Morocco, and Kazakhstan for theWashington Times; embedded war correspondent during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Kuwait in 1990-1991 and in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
SPEAKERS:
Ambassador Ford M. Fraker − Senior Adviser and Chairman for the Middle East and North Africa Group at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
Dr. Hani K. Findakly – Investment Banker and Director of Clinton Group, Inc.; former Vice Chairman of the Clinton Group; Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and its task forces on “The Balkans 2010” and “Middle East Trade and Investments.”
Mr. Brad Bourland − Chief Economist at Jadwa Investment Company.
Dr. Lama Suleiman − First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI).
Oct. 22 Luncheon Keynote Address: HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
OCTOBER 22 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Oct. 22 Keynote Address – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
from NCUSAR on Vimeo.
Speaker: HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Sa’ud –Chairman, King Faisal Foundation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; former Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Court of St. James and to the United States of America; former Director General, Intelligence Directorate General, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Muppet Diplomacy – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
MUPPET DIPLOMACY
Muppet Diplomacy – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
from NCUSAR on Vimeo.
Mr. H. Melvin Ming − Chief Operating Officer, Sesame Workshop.
Sesame Workshop shares a common mission with the National Council on U.S.- Arab Relations – to promote awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the Arab countries and the Islamic world. Referring to its work as “Muppet Diplomacy,” Sesame Workshop has been creating captivating youth programming that has reached across divides for over forty years. More than thirty countries, including Egypt, Palestine, and Jordan, have developed local co-productions of Sesame Street. With the help of furry and fuzzy Muppets, these programs reach children by focusing on the unique educational needs of each country – interspersing lessons on basic reading and math with lessons in cooperation, mutual respect, and understanding.
Oct. 22 Luncheon Welcome – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
OCTOBER 22 LUNCHEON WELCOME
Oct. 22 Luncheon Welcome – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference from NCUSAR on Vimeo.
WELCOME ON BEHALF OF HRH PRINCE TALAL BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SA’UD: HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Sa’ud – Chairman, Arab Open University Forum; Chairman, Transpacific Broadcast Group International.
Ambassador’s Report: Saudi Arabian – U.S. Relations: The American Ambassador’s View from Riyadh – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
AMBASSADOR’S REPORT: Saudi Arabian – U.S. Relations: The American Ambassador’s View from Riyadh
Ambassador James B. Smith − United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
VIDEOEnergy: Sources, Supply, and Security- 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
ENERGY: Sources, Supply, and Security
CHAIR:
Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome − President, Fahmy Hudome International; former Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy; Member, Board of Directors, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Herman Franssen − President, International Energy Associates and Senior Associate, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies [CSIS].
Mr. Jay Pryor − Chevron Corporation, Vice President for Corporate Business Development.
Ms. Rayola Dougher – Senior Economic Advisor, American Petroleum Institute.
Geo-Political Dynamics (III): The Palestinian Future – Impediments to Peace and Possibilities for Progress – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS (III):
The Palestinian Future – Impediments to Peace and Possibilities for Progress
CHAIR:
Mr. William Corcoran − President, ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid).
SPEAKERS:
Ms. Kathleen Christison − former Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency; Author,Perceptions of Palestine: Their Influence on U.S. Middle East Policy; The Wound of Dispossession: Telling the Palestinian Story; and, Palestine in Pieces: Graphic Perspectives on the Israeli Occupation.
Dr. Sara Roy − Senior Research Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University.
Mr. Andrew Whitley − Director, UNRWA Representative Office, New York.
Ms. Barbara Lubin – Founder and Executive Director, Middle East Children’s Alliance.
COMMENTATORS:
H.E. Sameh Shoukry − Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United States.
H.E. Maen Areikat − Representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization to the United States.
Oct. 22 Opening Keynote Address: Lieutenant General John Allen – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Lieutenant General John R. Allen − Deputy Commander, United States Central Command.