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Editor�s Note:
This special report provides
information on a major event addressing U.S.-Saudi relations set for
April 27, 2009 in Washington, D.C. The forum --
"U.S.-Saudi Relations in a World Without Equilibrium" --
is being organized by the New America Foundation (NAF) and the
Committee on International Trade (CIT) of the Saudi Council of
Chambers of Commerce. This special report provides information
on the forum from the NAF and insights about some of the speakers
and panels from the event's organizer, Steve Clemons of the New
America Foundation.
The forum is "invitation
only" but can be viewed on-line live on The
Washington Note from 8:45 am until 4:00 pm (ET) on
Monday, 27 April.
Panel Discussions and Remarks
on the Following Topics:
- Fixing the Coordinates for Healthy
Geo-Political & Geo-Economic Relations Between Saudi Arabia
and the United States
- A Forward Projection of What the
Saudi-US Relationship Should Look Like and Needs to Achieve
- Economics as a National Security
Imperative: Challenges for Saudi Arabia and the U.S.
- America's Geo-Strategic and
Geo-Economic Choices and Challenges in the Arabian Gulf and
Beyond
- The Neighborhood Through Saudi
Arabia's Window - and Other Lenses
- Moving Beyond Veneer and Protocol:
A No-Nonsense Agenda For US-Saudi Relations
Participants
Confirmed Speakers Include:
The Honorable Brent Scowcroft
Chairman, The Scowcroft Group
Former National Security Advisor to Presidents Gerald Ford and George
H.W. Bush
Co-Author, America and the World: Conversations on the Future of US Foreign Policy
The Honorable Zbigniew Brzezinski
Former National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter
Counselor and Trustee, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Co-Author, America and the World: Conversations on the Future of US Foreign Policy
HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal
Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research & Islamic Studies
Former Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States
Former Director, Saudi Arabia Intelligence Services
His Excellency Ibrahim Al-Assaf
Minister of Finance, Saudi Arabia
The Honorable Chuck Hagel
Former United States Senator
Distinguished Professor, Georgetown University
Chairman, Atlantic Council of the United States
His Excellency Abdullah Alireza
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Saudi Arabia
Rita E. Hauser
Chairperson, International Peace Institute
Chair, Director's Council, New America Foundation
His Excellency Mohammed Al-Jasser
Governor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
The Honorable Wyche Fowler
Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Former United States Senator
Nigel Sheinwald
British Ambassador to the United States
Brad Bourland
Chief Economist, Jadwa Investments
Former Chief Economist, Samba Financial Group
Edward Luce
Washington Bureau Chief, Financial Times
His Excellency Adel Al-Jubeir
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States
Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Saeed
Director General, Specialized Studies Center, Advisor to the Royal Court
Abdulaziz Al-Fahad
Chairman, Committee for International Trade, Council of Saudi Chambers
Flynt Leverett
Director, Geopolitics of Energy Initiative, New America Foundation
Former Senior Director for the Middle East, National Security Council
Jane Sasseen
Washington Bureau Chief, BusinessWeek |
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