
The Middle East Institute is pleased to announce its partnership with the US-Libya Business Association’s First Annual Policy Conference. Featured guests will include ministers from the Libyan government, representatives from the US government, and experts on Libya.
For more information, please email smoynihan@us-lba.org.
8:45 am Registration and Coffee
9:00 am Welcome and Introduction
David Goldwyn, Executive Director, US-Libya Business Association
9:15 am Keynote Address
Congressman Tom Lantos, (D-CA)
10:00 am Coffee Break
10:10 am Diplomatic Outlook for US-Libya Relations
David Mack, Vice President of the Middle East Institute
David Welch, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Ali Aujali, Libyan Ambassador to the US
11:25 am Coffee Break
11:35 am Commercial Prospects in Libya
Alan P. Larson, Covington and Burling
Douglas Bell, Deputy Asst. Trade Representative for the Middle East and North Africa
Matthew S. Borman, Deputy Asst. Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration
12:45 pm Luncheon Panel
Libya's Economic Reform Program
H.E. Dr. Taher El Jehaimi, Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Planning
Mohamed Elhage, International Monetary Fund
2:00 pm Conclusion