Monday, March 31st, 2008
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom
1150 22nd St NW, Washington DC
(Intersection of M & 22nd St)
9 am-5:30 pm
through the generous sponsorship of
Exxon Mobil Corporation
&
The World Centre for the Research & Studies on The Green Book
Panel I: Libya's Relations with Africa & The West
Ibrahim Aboukhazam, Rector, Nasser University
Ronald Bruce St. John, Historian of US-Libyan Relations
Al Bashir A. Mohamed Alkut, Green Book Centre & Gaddafi Foundation
Daniel Yergin, Chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA)
Moderator: Charles O. Cecil, former US Ambassador to Niger and recent US Chargé in Libya
Panel II: Libya's Economy & African Development
Mahmoud Gebrel, Secretary General National Planning Council
Alan Hegburg, Deputy Assistant Secretary of International Energy Policy, United States Department of Energy
Youssef Sawani, Executive Director The Gaddafi Development Foundation
David Hamod, President and CEO, National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce
Moderator: David Goldwyn, Executive Director, US-Libya Business Association
Luncheon Keynote Address
Introduction by Wendy Chamberlin, President of the Middle East Institute
Jeffrey Feltman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Panel III: Libyan Foreign Policy & African Conflicts
Ali Richi, Deputy Secretary General of Foreign liaisons and international Cooperation in charge of Migration.
J. Stephen Morrison, Director, Africa Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
Miloud Mehadabi, Director of International affairs, Green Book Centre
Moderator: Herman Cohen, Cohen and Woods International and former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Concluding Remarks
Ambassador David Mack, Vice President, Middle East Institute
"...to promote knowledge of the Middle East in America and strengthen understanding of the United States by the people and governments of the region."
-- MEI Mission Statement
-- MEI Mission Statement
