National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Program Audio

"Remarks from H. Delano Roosevelt"

31st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Arab-U.S. Uncertainties and Constants: What Lies Ahead?"

Organized by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

02 November 2022

Held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in the heart of Washington, DC

Speaker:

> Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt, National Council International Advisory Board Member.

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"Yemen in Focus w/ US Special Envoy Tim Lenderking"

31st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Arab-U.S. Uncertainties and Constants: What Lies Ahead?"

Organized by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

02 November 2022

Held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in the heart of Washington, DC

Opening Speaker:

> Mr. Timothy Lenderking, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Yemen; former U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Peninsula Affairs.

Speaker:

> Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council Senior International Affairs Fellow.

Chair:

> Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Eryani, Professional international development specialist; former Principal Economic Officer, Embassy of the Republic of Yemen.

Speakers:

> Ms. Sarah Charles, U.S. Agency for International Development Assistant to the Administrator; former White House National Security Council Director; former International Rescue Committee Senior Director for Policy and Advocacy.

> Ambassador (Ret.) Christopher Henzel, former United States Ambassador to Yemen (2019-2021); former United States Charge d'affaires Ad Interim in Saudi Arabia (2017-2019).

Mr. David Des Roches.

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Briefing Program. Recorded October 4, 2022.

Context Provider:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO; Author, inter alia, of "Arab States of The Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum."

Featured Specialists:

> Samar El Yassir, Anera Lebanon Country Director

> Leen Ataya, Anera Lebanon Education Program Manager

> Lama Ghaddar, Anera Lebanon Program Manager

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Briefing Program. Recorded July 22, 2022.

Context Provider:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO; Author, inter alia, of "Arab States of The Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum."

Featured Specialists:

> Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Gulf Research Center Founder and Chairman, and National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.

> Mr. David H. Rundell, Author of "Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads," Former United States Diplomat, and National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.

> Ambassador (Ret.) Michael Gfoeller, Former United States Diplomat, and Consultant on Foreign Affairs and International Security.

Moderator:

> Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former U.S. Department of State Senior Military Advisor; Former U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia Defense and Army Attache; HyphenPoint LLC President.

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Briefing Program. Recorded June 24, 2022.

Context Provider:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO; Author, inter alia, of "Arab States of The Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum."

Featured Specialists:

> Mr. David H. Rundell, Author of "Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads," Former United States Diplomat, and National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.

> Ambassador (Ret.) Michael Gfoeller, Former United States Diplomat, and Consultant on Foreign Affairs and International Security.

Moderator:

> Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former U.S. Department of State Senior Military Advisor; Former U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia Defense and Army Attache; HyphenPoint LLC President.

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Briefing Program. Recorded May 31, 2022.

Context Provider:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO; Author, inter alia, of "Arab States of The Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum."

Featured Specialist:

> His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre Supervisor General; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Royal Court Advisor; Former Saudi Arabia Minister of Health.

Moderator:

> Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former U.S. Department of State Senior Military Advisor; Former U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia Defense and Army Attache; HyphenPoint LLC President.

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Briefing Program. Recorded March 23, 2022.

Context Provider:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO; Author, inter alia, of "Arab States of The Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum."

Featured Specialists:

> Dr. Joseph Kéchichian, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Senior Research Fellow; Author, inter alia, of "The Arab Nationalist Advisor: Shaykh Yusuf Yassin of Sa'udi Arabia" (forthcoming) and "From Alliance to Union: Challenges Facing Gulf Cooperation Council States in the Twenty-First Century" (2016).

> Dr. Joshua Yaphe, U.S. Department of State Arabian Peninsula Analyst; Author of "Saudi Arabia and Iraq as Friends and Enemies" (2022); Former National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Scholar-in-Residence.

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Briefing Program. Recorded March 17, 2022.

Context Provider:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO; Author, inter alia, of "Historical and Cultural Dictionary of The Sultanate of Oman and The Emirates of Eastern Arabia" and "Arab States of The Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum."

Opening Remarks:

> H.E. Moosa Hamdan Al Tai, Sultanate of Oman Ambassador to the United States.

Featured Specialists:

> Professor Linda Pappas Funsch, Author of "Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization;" Former Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Research Fellow; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Malone Fellow and International Advisory Board Member.

> Mr. Badar Al Yazeedi, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Cultural Affairs Fellow; Panorama Travels CEO; Oman Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee Member; Oman Tourism Awards Jury Member.

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Briefing Program. Recorded March 10, 2022.

Context Provider:

> Mr. Patrick Mancino, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Executive Vice President and Director of Development

Featured Specialists:

> Ambassador (Ret.) Edward Gabriel, American Task Force on Lebanon President and CEO; Former United States Ambassador to Morocco (1997-2001).

> Ms. Mona Yacoubian, United States Institute of Peace Senior Advisor for Syria, the Middle East, and North Africa; Former United States Agency for International Development Middle East Bureau Deputy Assistant Administrator.

Moderator:

> Mr. Jean AbiNader, American Task Force on Lebanon Vice President for Policy; International Programs and Communications Specialist.

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Briefing Program. Recorded February 24, 2022.

Context Provider:

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

Featured Specialists:

> Mr. David H. Rundell, Author of "Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads," Former United States Diplomat, and National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.

> Ambassador (Ret.) Michael Gfoeller, Former United States Diplomat, and Consultant on Foreign Affairs and International Security.

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