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

"U.S.-Saudi Arabia Relations: Business and Investment Dynamics"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

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

18 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Introduction:

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

> Speakers:

> Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt - U.S.-Saudi Business Council President and CEO; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.

> Mr. Abdulrahman T. Bakir - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Investment U.S. Office Vice President.

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"Geopolitical Dynamics of North Africa"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

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

17 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Introduction:

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

> Speaker:

> Dr. William Lawrence - American University School of International Service Senior Adjunct Professorial Lecturer; Analyst, Educator, International Programs Director, and former diplomat.

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"Remarks by H.E. Mohamed Abou El Enein"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

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

17 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Introduction:

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

> Speaker:

> H.E. Mohamed M. Abou El Enein - Deputy Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament; Cleopatra Group Chairman and Founder; Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean Honorary President; Egyptian-European Business Council President.

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"Keynote Remarks by HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

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

17 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Introduction:

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

> Speaker:

> HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud - King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Chairman; former Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and to the United States; former Saudi Arabian General Intelligence Directorate Director General.

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"U.S.-Arab Relations: What Now?"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

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

17 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Chair:

> Mr. Richard Kaplan - former President of CNN-U.S. and MSNBC; award-winning television news producer; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.

> Speakers:

> Ms. Geneive Abdo - Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington Visiting Fellow; World Bank Consultant; Author, inter alia, of "The New Sectarianism: The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni Divide".

> Mr. Khaled Almaeena - Albilad Organization for Press and Publication Chairman; Columnist; former Saudi Gazette Editor-in-Chief (2012-2014); former Arab News Editor-in-Chief (1982-1993) and (1998-2011); NAAM Founder and Co-Chairperson.

> Dr. Abderrahim Foukara - Al Jazeera Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief; Host of Min Washington.

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"Remarks by H.E. Moosa Hamdan Al Tai"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

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

17 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Introduction:

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

> Context Provider:

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

> Speaker:

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

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"Remarks by General Kenneth McKenzie"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

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

17 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Context Provider:

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

> Introduction:

> H.E. Motaz Zahran - Ambassador of Egypt to the United States.

> Speaker:

> General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr. - United States Central Command Commander; former U.S. Department of Defense Joint Staff Director.

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"Welcome and Introductions"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

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

17 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Speaker:

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

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Roundtable Discussion. Recorded October 5, 2021.

Featured Specialists:

> Ms. Daizy Gedeon, Writer and Director of "ENOUGH! Lebanon's Darkest Hour"; Journalist, filmmaker, and entrepreneur.

> Mr. Ziad El Sayegh, Civic Influence Hub, Executive Director - Lebanon; Specialist in public policy and refugee issues.

Moderator:

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

Context Provider:

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

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Roundtable Discussion. Recorded September 21, 2021.

Context Provider:

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

Featured Specialists:

> Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt, U.S.-Saudi Business Council President and CEO; Former Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce Chairman.

> Mr. Steve Lutes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Middle East Affairs.

> Ms. Sarah Karle, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Director of Middle East Affairs.

> Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce representatives from the American Business Council of Kuwait, American Chamber of Commerce in Abu Dahbi, American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain, American Chamber of Commerce in Qatar, and American Chamber of Commerce in Saudi Arabia.

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