
Tunisia: The Way Forward
February 19, 2014The Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC Keynote Speaker: His Excellency M’Hamed Ezzine

February 19, 2014The Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC Keynote Speaker: His Excellency M’Hamed Ezzine
ARAB-U.S. RELATIONS: VIEWS FROM THE MEDIA Chair: Dr. Andrew Parasiliti – Editor and CEO, Al-Monitor; former Executive Director,
GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS: EGYPT AND ARAB NORTH AFRICA Chair: Ms. Elizabeth Wossen – Principal and Lead Consultant, Energy Links
U.S.-ARAB BUSINESS, FINANCE, AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Chair: Ambassador Ford Fraker – former Senior Adviser and Chairman for
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY AMBASSADOR JAMES SMITH Introduction of Speaker: HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Sa’ud
REMARKS ON MODEL ARAB LEAGUE BY HRH PRINCE ABDULMAJEED BIN ABDULILAH BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SA’UD Remarks on Model
GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS: SYRIA, LEBANON, IRAQ, AND IRAN Chair: Dr. John Iskander – Chair, Near East and North Africa
THE PALESTINIAN FUTURE Chair: Dr. Thomas Mattair – Executive Director, Middle East Policy Council; former Research Scholar, Emirates
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL: ROLE IN REGIONAL DYNAMICS Chair: Dr. John Duke Anthony – Founding President and CEO, National
U.S.-ARAB DEFENSE COOPERATION Chair: Mr. Christopher Blanchard – Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade