Editor's Note:
Update on the Relationship
Amr Khashoggi on "Middle East Interviews"
This week Saudi businessman Amr Khashoggi talked with syndicated radio talk show host Todd Feinburg about changes and challenges in US-Saudi relations since 9-11. You may recall
Mr. Khashoggi's "Open Letter" which was highlighted in SUSRIS in 2006 with a
follow on interview in 2007 in which he forthrightly challenged Americans and Saudis to address the shortcomings on both sides.
In our conversation with Mr. Khashoggi last year he described efforts to restore the strong alliance of over 60 years between the United States and Saudi Arabia, "We are reaching out to people in the United States � academia,
media, government, religious, business 
communities, and the public at large � and we have made it known that it is our intention to interact with the world on the basis of equality, fairness, transparency, mutual respect, friendship
and cooperation against not only terrorism but against poverty, ignorance, racism, abuse, ethnic cleansing, crime, diseases, environmental pollution, and all other ills facing our world.."
Today we are pleased to highlight for your attention Khashoggi's recent interview with Todd Feinburg (link below) and suggest you check out some of the other recorded conversations at
Feinburg's "Middle East Interviews"
blog.
Middle East Interviews Blog - Amr Khashoggi
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About Mr. Khashoggi
Mr. Amr Khashoggi is CEO of the
Amkest Group, a holding company with interests in building materials manufacturing and services, food packaging, hygienic and medical products, and land transportation. He also serves as Vice-Chairman of Modern Computers & Communication, a provider of e-business services, consulting, and training, and is President of the Khashoggi Foundation, a family-based philanthropic organization.
Mr. Khashoggi is a former CEO of DITevents and a former CEO of Tanmiah Commercial Group, both of which provide event management of major conferences. He is also a former Managing Director of Triad Holding Corporation.
Mr. Khashoggi is a member of the Saudi Committee for the Development of International Trade (CIT) in the Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry. He is a former Chief Advisor to the CIT and Chief Coordinator of its Outreach Program. In addition, he is a Board Member of the Jeddah Marketing Board, a Member of the Committee of International Relations, and a Member of the Information Technology Committee of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Mr. Khashoggi holds a B.Sc. from Menlo College and an M.B.A. from Yale University School of Management.
