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Ambassador Chas Freeman Keynote Speech [2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference] Oct 16, 2009

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The Hon. Charles W. ("Chas") Freeman, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Projects International, Inc., a Washington, DC-based business development firm specializing in international joint ventures, acquisitions, and other business operations for its American and foreign clients; former President, Middle East Policy Council; former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (1993-94), earning the Department of Defense's highest public service awards for his roles in designing a NATO-centered post-Cold War European security system and in reestablishing defense and military relations with China; former U. S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm); Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during the U.S. mediation of Namibian independence from South Africa and Cuban troop withdrawal from Angola; and author of The Diplomat's Dictionary (Revised Edition) and Arts of Power: Statecraft and Diplomacy; at NCUSAR's 2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. Visit www.ncusar.org to learn more.

Obama Administration: Views from the Arab World [2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference] Oct 16, 2009

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Ms. Barbara G.B. Ferguson, Washington Bureau Chief, Arab News; Mr. Ibrahim Helal, Deputy Managing Editor, Al Jazeera Satellite Television, English; Mr. Hisham Melhem, Washington Bureau Chief, Al-Arabiya, the Dubai-UAE based satellite channel; and Ms. Nadia Bilbassy-Charters, Chief Correspondent, Middle East Broadcasting Center, Washington, D.C.; at NCUSAR's 2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. Visit www.ncusar.org to learn more.

Dr. Abdulrahman H. Al-Saeed Keynote Speech [2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference] Oct 16, 2009

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Dr. Abdulrahman H. Al-Saeed, Advisor to The Royal Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Director, Office of Special Projects for HRH King 'Abdallah Bin 'Abdalaziz Al Sa'ud, Custodian of the Two Holy Places and King of Saudi Arabia, at NCUSAR's 2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. Visit www.ncusar.org to learn more.

H.E. Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo Keynote Speech [2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference] Oct 16, 2009

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H.E. Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States; appointed to Bahrain's Majlis ash-Shura [National Advisory] Council by His Majesty the King Shaikh Hamad Bin Salman Al-Khalifa where, prior to her appointment as Ambassador she served on the Committee for Finance and Economic Affairs; and former Secretary General of the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society; at NCUSAR's 2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. Visit www.ncusar.org to learn more.

Defense Cooperation and Regional Security [2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference] Oct 16, 2009

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Mr. Christopher Blanchard, United States Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS), Middle East Policy Analyst, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division; General Joseph P. Hoar (USMC, Ret.), former Commander, U.S. Central Command; Mr. Richard J. Millies, Vice President, International Strategy and Business Development, BAE Systems; and H.E. Mohammed Bin Abdullah Bin Mutib Al Rumaihi, Foreign Minister's Assistant for Follow Up Affairs, State of Qatar; at NCUSAR's 2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. Visit www.ncusar.org to learn more.

Arab-U.S. Relations: A View from Egypt [2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference] Oct 16, 2009

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Mr. Amr Ahmed Ramadan, Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt, at NCUSAR's 2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. Visit www.ncusar.org to learn more.

U.S.-Arab Relations: A View from the U.S. Congress [2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference] Oct 16, 2009

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Congressman Keith Ellison, Member, United States House of Representatives, representing the Fifth District of Minnesota, at NCUSAR's 2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. Visit www.ncusar.org to learn more.

Syria and Lebanon [2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference] Oct 15, 2009

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Ms. Martha Kessler, Former intelligence officer, Central Intelligence Agency working on the Middle East and South Asia; H.E. Dr. Imad Moustapha, Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United States; Dr. Laurie E. King, Former Managing Editor, Journal of Palestine Studies; Adjunct Professor, Arab Studies Program, Georgetown University; and Dr. Graeme Bannerman, International Elections Observer for Lebanon (once) and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (three times); Founder, Bannerman Associates; at NCUSAR's 2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. Visit www.ncusar.org to learn more.

Islamic Finance and the Global Economic Crisis Feb 17, 2009

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"Islamic Finance and the Global Economic Crisis." Featuring: Dr. Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo, Mr. Michael McMillen, and Dr. John Duke Anthony. Recorded February 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Visit www.ncusar.org for more information.

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