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KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Oct. 16 Luncheon Keynote Address – 2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference from NCUSAR on Vimeo.

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

Speakers:

H.E. Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo − Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States; appointed to Bahrain’s Majlis ash-Shura [National Advisory] Council by His Majesty the King Shaikh Hamad Bin Salman Al-Khalifa where, prior to her appointment as Ambassador she served on the Committee for Finance and Economic Affairs; and former Secretary General of the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society.

Dr. Abdulrahman H. Al-Saeed − Advisor to The Royal Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Director, Office of Special Projects for HRH King ‘Abdallah Bin ‘Abdalaziz Al Sa’ud, Custodian of the Two Holy Places and King of Saudi Arabia.

H.E. Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo AUDIO (.mp3)

Dr. Abdulrahman H. Al-Saeed AUDIO (.mp3)

H.E. Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo TRANSCRIPT (.pdf)

“DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL DYNAMICS”

Chair: H.E. Marwan Muasher, Senior Vice-President of External Affairs, World Bank; former Foreign Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; former Ambassador of Jordan to the United States; author of The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation

Speakers:

Educating Each Other (I): “Arabia’s Challenges and Opportunities”

HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal − Chairman, King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; former Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Court of St. James and the United States of America; former Director General, General Intelligence Directorate, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Educating Each Other (II): “The Human Rights Agenda”

H.E. Houda Ezra Nonoo − Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States. In 2006, Ambassador Nonoo was appointed by His Majesty the King, Shaikh Hamad Bin Salman Al Khalifa to the Shura Council; serving on the Committee for Finance and Economic Affairs.

Educating Each Other (III): “Preparing a New Generation of Leaders”

Mr. David D. Arnold − President, American University in Cairo; former Vice President, Institute of International Education (IIE); former Ford Foundation Representative in India.

Commentator: Ms. Muna Abu Sulayman − Co-Host Kalam Nawaem (“Softly Speaking”), MBC-TV; Managing Director, HRH Prince Awaleed Bin Talal Kingdom Foundation

TRANSCRIPT (.pdf)

H.E. Marwan Muasher AUDIO (.mp3)

HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal AUDIO (.mp3)

H.E. Houda Ezra Nonoo AUDIO (.mp3)

Mr. David D. Arnold AUDIO (.mp3)

Ms. Muna Abu Sulayman AUDIO (.mp3)

AUDIO FROM PANEL Q & A (.mp3)