October 21 – 22, 2010

Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
A government-issued, photo identification is necessary to enter the Ronald Reagan Building.

REGISTRATION FORM:

http://www.ncusar.org/programs/19AUSPC-registration-form.pdf

SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION:

http://www.ncusar.org/programs/19AUSPC-sponsor-info.pdf

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Confirmed Featured Speakers Include:

>> Lieutenant General John R. Allen

Lieutenant General John R. Allen is Acting Commander of United States Central Command. Lieutenant General Allen served as deputy commander of United States Central Command from July
2008 until June 30, 2010.
From 2006-2008, Lieutenant General Allen served as Deputy Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and Commanding General, 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, deploying to Iraq for OIF 06-08, serving as the Deputy Commanding General of Multinational Force – West and II MEF (Forward) in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

>> 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 13, 2005 until February 12, 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.

>> Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker

Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker is Dean and Executive Professor at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, where he also holds the Edward and Howard Kruse Endowed Chair.
Mr. Crocker joined the Foreign Service in 1971 and served in Iran, Qatar, Iraq, and Egypt as well as Washington, D.C. He was named Career Ambassador in 2004 and retired from the Foreign Service in 2009, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush for his valor, professionalism,
and “masterful diplomacy.”

>> H.E. Ambassador Samir Sumaida’ie

H.E. Ambassador Samir Sumaida’ie was appointed Iraq’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in July 2004. In April 2006, he moved to Washington DC to serve as Iraq’s first ambassador to the United States of America in sixteen years. Ambassador Sumaida’ie has led a distinguished career in politics.
In 2004 he served as Minister of Interior in Baghdad where he managed a domestic security force of over 120,000 and in 2003 he became a member of the Governing Council (GC) in Iraq where he was Chairman of the Media Committee and played a central role in founding Iraqi Telecoms and Media Commission and the Public Broadcasting Institution.

>> Ambassador James B. Smith

Ambassador James B. Smith was sworn in on September 16, 2009, as the U.S.
Ambassador to the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia. Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Smith had served in a variety of executive positions with Raytheon Company involving corporate strategic planning, aircraft manufacturing, and international business development. Ambassador Smith spent a 28 year career in the United States Air Force. He was promoted to Brigadier General in October, 1998, and retired from the Air
Force on October 1, 2002.

>> Mr. Brad Bourland

Mr. Brad Bourland is Chief Economist at Jadwa investment Company in Riyadh.
He is also Managing Director
of Proprietary Investments, overseeing investment of the bank’s own capital, and he is the Vice Chairman of the Management Committee. Prior to joining Jadwa, Brad was the Chief Economist at Samba Financial Group, formerly the Citigroup affiliate Saudi American Bank, in Riyadh. Mr.
Bourland spent 18 years as a
diplomat, economist, and manager with the U.S. Department of State. During the last three years of his diplomatic career he was in Riyadh as the American Embassy’s First Secretary responsible for financial affairs.

>> 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. Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Fraker worked a banker in the Middle East for more than 30 years. Ambassador Fraker founded Fraker & Co. in 1991, and in 1993, he joined MeesPierson Investment Finance (UK) Limited. In 1996, he co-founded Trinity Group Limited. He is now Senior Advisor and Chairman for the Middle East and North Africa group at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
L.P., a New York
private-equity firm.

>> Dr. Mody Alkhalaf

Dr. Mody Alkhalaf is currently Director of Cultural and Social Affairs at the Saudi Cultural Mission of The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington DC. She has written for Arab News on women’s rights in Saudi Arabia and is currently Editor in Chief of Almubta’ath, a monthly magazine launched in 1978 by the Saudi Cultural Mission covering a range of topics of interest to Saudi
students in the U.S.

>> Ambassador Chas. W. Freeman, Jr.

Ambassador Chas. W. Freeman, Jr. is President Emeritus of the Middle East Policy Council. He served as United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (1993-94), earning the Department of Defenses 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. Ambassador Freeman is Chairman of the Board of Projects International, Inc., a Washington,
DC-based business development firm.

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Conference Moderator And Facilitator:

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

Dr. John Duke Anthony is founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations and an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Center for Contemporary Arab Studies. He serves on the U.S.
Department of State’s
Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy.

PUBLICATIONS FROM DR. JOHN DUKE ANTHONY:

http://ncusar.org/pubs/category/john-duke-anthony/

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All conference registrants will be eligible to enter a special drawing for two round-trip business class tickets on Qatar Airways good anywhere in the airline’s network. Must be present to win. Some
restrictions apply.

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Special Hotel Rates:

Doubletree Hotel Washington DC
1515 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005-5595
Phone # for Reservations: 1-800-492-5195

Hotel room block is set up for Thursday 10-21-10 Friday 10-22-10, however the hotel will extend the rate based on availability for earlier arrivals for the Policymakers Conference attendees at the Doubletree Hotel, 1515 Rhode Island Avenue, NW. The special room rate for single or double occupancy is $259/night plus tax (currently 14.5%). Complimentary internet access and full breakfast for one or two persons are included in the room rate.The Special room rate is available from Tuesday, October 19 – Friday, October 22, 2010. Weekend rates would apply on Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24, 2010.
To book one of these special room rates, call the Doubletree Hotel at
1-800-492-5195 and ask for group
booking code # NCU or National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Room Block.’
Please make room reservations
as soon as possible. After September 21, 2010 this rate cannot be guaranteed and becomes subject to space and availability.

Georgetown Suites Washington, DC
1111 30th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007 Phone # for Reservation: 202-298-7800 / 1800-348-7203
reservations@georgetownsuites.com

Hotel rooms are available at a special room rate for NCUSAR Conference attendees at the Georgetown Suites, 1111 30th Street, NW. Special room rate for single occupancy is $195 / double or triple is
$225 / per night plus tax 14.5%. Complimentary upscale continental breakfast, free local calls, and free wireless Internet access. Special room rate is available for Thursday October 21and 22, 2010. To make a booking for special group rates, please call Georgetown Suites Hotel at
1-800-348-7203 or our local phone
number is 202-298-7800 and asks for the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Room Block. ROOM BLOCK CUT-OFF DATE: September 22, 2010. All rooms not guaranteed by 3:00 PM hotel time on this date will be released for general sale. Additional after this time will be subject to availability and subject to rate variance.

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Registration and Sponsorship Information:

REGISTRATION FORM:

http://www.ncusar.org/programs/19AUSPC-registration-form.pdf

SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION:

http://www.ncusar.org/programs/19AUSPC-sponsor-info.pdf

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2009 Policymakers Conference Highlights:

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS – VIDEO, AUDIO, & TRANSCRIPTS:

http://ncusar.org/pubs/category/policymakers-conference/

COUNCIL CHRONICLE CONFERENCE RECAP:

http://www.ncusar.org/cc/Council_Chronicle_8.pdf

2009 CONFERENCE HOMEPAGE:

http://www.ncusar.org/programs/2009auspc.html

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About the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations:

Founded in 1983, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations is an American non-profit, non-governmental, educational organization dedicated to improving American knowledge and understanding of the Arab world.
The Council has been granted public charity status in accordance with Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. The National Council does not employ or retain a lobbyist.

Vision

The National Council’s vision is a relationship between the United States and its Arab partners, friends, and allies that rests on as solid and enduring a foundation as possible.
Such a foundation, viewed from
both ends of the spectrum, is one that would be characterized by strengthened and expanded strategic, economic, political, commercial, and defense cooperation ties; increased joint ventures; a mutuality of benefit; reciprocal respect for each other’s heritage and values; and overall acceptance of each other’s legitimate needs, concerns, interests, and objectives.

Mission

The National Council’s mission is educational. It seeks to enhance American awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the Arab countries, the Mideast, and the Islamic world. Its means for doing so encompass but are not limited to programs for leadership development, people-to-people exchanges, lectures, publications, an annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, and the participation of American students and faculty in Arab world study experiences. As a public service, the Council also serves as an information clearinghouse and participant in national, state, and local grassroots outreach to media, think tanks, and select community, civic, educational, religious, business, and professional associations. In these ways the Council helps strengthen and expand the overall Arab-U.S.
relationship.

National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations 1730 M St. NW, Suite 503, Washington, DC
Phone: 202-293-6466 | Fax: 202-293-7770 www.ncusar.org

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