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| October 28th Morning Session: BUSINESS, INVESTMENT, AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT DYNAMICS AND PROSPECTS |
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The Honorable Jose W. Fernandez The Honorable Jose W. Fernandez serves as the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs. He leads the Bureau that is responsible for overseeing work on international trade and investment policy; international finance, development, and debt policy; economic sanctions and combating terrorist financing; international energy security policy; international telecommunications and transportation policies; and support for U.S. businesses and the private sector overseas. Mr. Fernandez came to the State Department after having served as a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins, and Global Chair of the firm's Latin America practice. |
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Ambassador Ford M. Fraker Ambassador Ford M. Fraker served as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from April 2007 to April 2009, spanning both the George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama administrations. He has more than 30 years of experience in banking, finance, and investment in the Middle East. Ambassador Fraker currently serves as Senior Advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and as Chairman, KKR Middle East and North Africa; Senior Advisor to Trinity Group Limited; and is a member of the Middle East Advisory Board of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). |
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Ambassador Joseph LeBaron Ambassador Joseph LeBaron served as U.S. ambassador to the State of Qatar (2008-2011) and to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (2003-2006). Between his ambassadorial appointments, he was the political advisor to the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. His earlier assignments in the diplomatic corps included deputy chief of mission in Manama, Bahrain and consul general in Dubai, U.A.E. Ambassador LeBaron is a senior advisor at Patton Boggs with offices in Washington, D.C. and Doha, Qatar focusing on international business with an emphasis on the Middle East, specifically the Arabian Gulf. |
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Mr. Michael Markland Mr. Michael Markland is a senior member of Morgan Stanley's Private Wealth Management team based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. He has over eighteen years of experience working with families and institutions in the Middle East. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Markland worked with other leading financial institutions, founded an international financial and management consultancy based in Dubai and the US, and ran international and government marketing for a technology firm which he helped list on NASDAQ in 2000. |
| OTHER CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE |
| HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Sa'ud His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Sa'ud served as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States from September 2005 until February 2007. From 1977 to 2001, he served as the Director General of the General Intelligence Directorate, the Kingdom's main foreign intelligence service. Prince Turki is one of the founders of the King Faisal Foundation and is the Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh. Prince Turki serves as a member of the Boards of Trustees of the International Crisis Group and the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies. |
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| Ambassador James A. Larocco Ambassador James A. Larocco is the Director of the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies. Ambassador Larocco joined the NESA Center in August 2009, after serving more than 35 years as a diplomat. During the past 15 years, he held key leadership assignments related to the Near East region, including Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), 2004-2009; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East, 2001-2004; U.S. Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, 1997-2001; and Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge D'Affaires in Tel Aviv, 1993-1996. |
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| Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla is a professor of political science at Emirates University and the lead author of the 2008 Arab Knowledge Report. He was a member of the Dubai Cultural Council, the general coordinator of the Gulf Development Forum, director of the research center at AlKhaleej newspaper, editor of the Gulf Strategic Report, editor of the Journal of Social Affairs, and a member of the Global Agenda Council on Population Growth in 2008 and 2009. Professor Abdulla is the author of several books, most recently "Narrative of Politics" and "The Gulf Regional System." He has written more than 30 articles; the latest is "Sociopolitical Issues of the Arab Gulf Moment," published by the London School of Economics in 2010. |
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| Dr. Michele Dunne Dr. Michele Dunne is Director of the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. Dr. Dunne has served in the White House on the National Security Council staff, on the State Department's Policy Planning Staff and in its Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and as a diplomat in Cairo and Jerusalem. Prior to joining the Atlantic Council, she was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she edited the Arab Reform Bulletin and carried out research on Arab politics and U.S. policies. |
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| CONFERENCE MODERATOR AND FACILITATOR |
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Dr. John Duke Anthony |
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Hotel room block is available from Monday (Oct. 24) - Sunday (Oct. 30) at the Beacon Hotel, 1615 Rhode Island Avenue, NW. The special room rate is $239/night plus tax from Monday through Thursday and $175/night plus tax on Friday and Saturday. To book one of these special room rates call the Beacon Hotel at 202-296-2100 or 800-821-4367, and ask to be included in the "National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Room Block." Please make reservations as soon as possible. After September 9 this rate cannot be guaranteed and becomes subject to space and availability.
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Hotel room block is available from Monday (Oct. 24) - Sunday (Oct. 30) at the Georgetown Suites, 1111 30th & 1000 29th Street, NW. The special room rate for single occupancy is $205.00 per night. Double or triple occupancy is $235.00 per night. Rates include upscale continental breakfast, local calls, and wireless Internet access. To book one of these special room rates contact the Georgetown Suites by phone (202-298-7800 or 1-800-348-7203) or email ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) and ask for the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Room Block. You can also make reservations on-line using the Access Code NCUSAR. Please make reservations as soon as possible. After September 23 this rate cannot be guaranteed and will be subject to availability and rate variance.
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