Council Chronicle Vol. 4, No. 3 (Fall – Winter 2010)
(.pdf file)
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
Category Archives: NCUSAR Program
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)
Diplomatic Connections Business Quarterly feature on 2010 Policymakers Conference
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.
Global Educational Challenges: What Future Arab Employment Prospects? – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES: WHAT FUTURE ARAB EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS?
CHAIR:
Ms. Anne Joyce – Vice President, Middle East Policy Council; Editor, Middle East Policy.
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Mody Al Khalaf − Director of Social and Cultural Affairs, Saudi Cultural Mission, the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia.
Ms. Magali Rheault − Senior Analyst with the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies.
Ms. Maggie Mitchell Salem − Executive Director of Qatar Foundation International; former Regional Director for the MENA region at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems; first Director of Communications and External Relations for the Middle East Institute; former Foreign Service Officer, United States Department of State.
COMMENTATOR:
Mr. John Moran – Career Member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, United States Department of State; Distinguished Diplomat in Residence, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.
Defense Cooperation – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
DEFENSE COOPERATION
CHAIR:
Secretary William S. Cohen − Chairman and Chief Executive of the Cohen Group; former United States Secretary of Defense (1997-2001).
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman− Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Adjunct Professor in National Security Affairs, Georgetown University.
Mr. Joseph McMillan − Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense.
Mr. Christopher Blanchard − Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs, Congressional Research Service.
COMMENTATORS:
Major General Mohammed Elkeshky − Defense Attaché of Egypt to the United States and Canada.
General Joseph P. Hoar (USMC, Ret.) – Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command.
Regional Security Issues – Evolving Concerns – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES – EVOLVING CONCERNS
Dr. Kathleen Hicks – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Forces Department of Defense
Ambassador’s Report: The Saudi Arabian Ambassador’s View from Washington – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
AMBASSADOR’S REPORT: Saudi Arabian – U.S. Relations: The Saudi Arabian Ambassador’s View from Washington
H.E. Ambassador Adel A. Al-Jubeir – Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States and Advisor at the Royal Court.
Oct. 21 Luncheon Keynote Address: Ambassador Ryan Crocker – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
OCTOBER 21 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
INTRODUCTIONS:
Dr. John Duke Anthony − President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.
Rear Admiral Harold J. Bernsen, (USN, Ret.) − Chairman, Board of Directors, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; President, Board of Trustees of Physicians for Peace; Director, American-Bahraini Friendship Society; former Commander, U.S.-Middle East Force; and Director Emeritus, National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce.
SPEAKER: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker – Dean and Executive Professor at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University; former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq (2007-2009); former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan (2004-2007); and previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Syria, Kuwait, and Lebanon.
Geo-Political Dynamics (II): The Iran Conundrum – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS (II):
The Iran Conundrum
CHAIR:
Dr. John Iskander − Chair of Near East and North Africa Area Studies at the Foreign Service Institute; Professorial Lecturer at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University; former Professor of Islamic Studies at Georgia State University.
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Flynt Leverett − Director, Iran Initiative, Senior Research Fellow, American Strategy Program and Director, Geopolitics of Energy Initiative, New America Foundation.
Mr. Thomas Delare –Director, Terrorism Finance and Sanctions Policy, Economic Bureau, United States Department of State; former Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs, U.S. Embassy in Rome, Italy; former Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs, U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
Dr. Trita Parsi − Founder and President of the National Iranian American Council [NIAC]; author of Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel, and the United States and silver medal winner of the 2008 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations; 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving world Order.
Dr. Kenneth B. Katzman − Specialist in Middle East Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
COMMENTATOR:
Dr. Thomas R. Mattair − Executive Director, Middle East Policy Council; Associate Editor, Middle East Policy.