Category Archives: NCUSAR News
Statement on the U.S. Presidential Announcement Regarding Jerusalem
John Duke Anthony – Statement on the U.S. Presidential Announcement Regarding Jerusalem
NCUSAR President & CEO Aids Eisenhower Memorial
NCUSAR Distinguished Global Leadership and Humanitarian Award Presented to Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain
General (Ret.) David Petraeus Joins NCUSAR International Advisory Committee
2015 Annual Report
National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Condemns Presidential Campaign Bigotry
John Duke Anthony – National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Condemns Presidential Campaign Bigotry
Model Arab League students & faculty advisors visit Qatar, Fall 2015
The National Council escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students and faculty advisors on a cultural immersion study visit to Qatar, November 27-Decenber 4, 2015.
2014 Annual Report
NCUSAR Signs MOU With Gulf Research Center
Model Arab League students & faculty advisors visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Winter 2014
The National Council, in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) and Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students and faculty advisors on a cultural immersion study visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, December 27, 2014-January 6, 2015.
Model Arab League students & faculty advisors visit Qatar, Fall 2014
The National Council escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students and faculty advisors on a cultural immersion study visit to Qatar, November 28-Decenber 6, 2014.
NCUSAR Rings NASDAQ Opening Bell
September 26, 2014
NASDAQ MarketSite, New York, NY
A delegation from the State of Qatar, led by Qatar’s Minister of Economy and Commerce His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, joined Dr. John Duke Anthony and the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations along with Mrs. Matilda Cuomo to ring the NASDAQ Opening Bell on Friday, September 26, 2014.
Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup, shares a robust economic, defense, cultural, and educational relationship with the United States. The National Council is a Washington, DC-based non-profit, non-governmental, educational organization dedicated to improving American knowledge and understanding of the Arab world. Dr. John Duke Anthony is the Founding President & CEO of the Council. The delegation was joined by the former First Lady of New York State and longtime advocate on behalf of women, children and families, Mrs. Matilda Cuomo, to ring the Opening Bell.
NCUSAR Announces Paul Findley Fellowship
2013 Annual Report
Model Arab League students visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Winter 2013
The National Council, in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) and Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students on a cultural immersion study visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, December 27, 2013-January 8, 2014.
National Intelligence University graduate students visit the UAE, Spring 2013
The National Council, in coordination with the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), organized and led a April 5-13, 2013 study visit to the United Arab Emirates for nine graduate students and two faculty members from the National Intelligence University in Washington, DC.
2012 Annual Report
Model Arab League students visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Winter 2012
The National Council, in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) and Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students on a cultural immersion study visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, December 27, 2012-January 7, 2013.
Converse student finds new interest in Saudi culture, Spartanburg Herald Journal, July 14, 2013
Education and understanding have no borders, The Captain’s Log, April 10, 2013
MT Spotlight: MSU sophomore traveling to Saudi Arabia, KZBK , December 4, 2012
Articles on Lebanon by Linda Funsch
From June 21-July 3, 2012, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, in partnership with the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation, organized and escorted ten students on a study visit to Lebanon. The delegation was led by National Council Malone Fellow and Model Arab League advisor Professor Linda Pappas Funsch, who lived in Beirut for several years in the 1970s while working for the Ford Foundation. Professor Funsch contributed several stories about the visit to the Frederick News-Post.
Linda Pappas Funsch, “Lebanon,” The Frederick News-Post, December 2, 2012.