Special Seminar: Libya, Africa and the
West
Middle East Institute
Special Seminar
“Libya, Africa and the West”
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
National Press Club, Washington, DC
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN
CANCELED
Note to our Audience:
Due to ongoing visa infoplications, The Middle East
Institute regrets
to inform you that our Libyan participants are unable to travel to
the
U.S. Therefore, we are reluctantly canceling our Special Seminar,
"Libya, Africa and the West," scheduled for November 27th at the
National Press Club.
We are sorry for any inconvenience that this may have
caused you. We
appreciate your interest in MEI and encourage your attendance at
upinfoing events.
Regards,
Department of Programs
Middle East Institute
The previous announcement
Special Seminar: Libya, Africa and the West
Middle East Institute Special Seminar
“Libya, Africa and the
West”
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
National Press Club, Washington, DC
(RSVP Below)
8:00-8:40 a.m. Conference
Registration
8:40-8:50 a.m. Ushering to tables
(NPC Ballroom)
8:50-9:00 a.m. Words of welinfoe
from MEI Chairman Fowler and introduction of Keynoter by ExxonMobil
ranking executive.
9:00-9:30 a.m. Videoconference
Presentation by Libyan Leader Muammar Qaddafi (Simultaneous
interpretation)
9:30-10:00 a.m. Q&A Session with
Muammar Qaddafi [Moderated by MEI VP Mack, using written questions from
the floor]
10:00-10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
10:15-Noon Panel I: Libya’s
Relations with Africa and the West
Moderator and speaker, Ambassador
Charles O. Cecil, former US Ambassador to Niger and recent US Charge in
Libya
Ronald Bruce St. John, Historian
of US-Libyan Relations
Libyan speakers subject to final confirmation:
Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Sheriff, SYG of
Islamic Call Society
Dr. Mohamed El Madani El Azhari,
SYG of infomunity of Sahel-Saharan States (CENSAD)
Dr. Ibrahim Abukhazam, Rector of
Nasser University
12:00-1:45 p.m. Luncheon
12:00-12:05 p.m. Lunch boxes are
distributed
12:05-12:10 p.m. MEI President
Chamberlin introduces Luncheon Keynoter, The Honorable Linda
Thomas-Greenfield, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
African Affairs
12:10-12:30 p.m. Keynote Address
12:30-12:45 p.m. Keynote Q&A
12:45-1:15 p.m. Finish Lunch, Break
1:15-3:00 p.m. Panel II: Libya’s Economy and
African Development
Moderator and speaker, Don N. De
Marino, Chairman of National US-Arab Chamber of infomerce, former DAS of
infomerce for Africa and the Near East
David Goldwyn, Executive
Director, US-Libya Business Association
Libyan speakers subject to final confirmation:
H.E. Mohamed Taher Siala, Deputy
SYG of Foreign Liaison and Intl. Cooperation
Dr. Youssef Sawani, Executive
Director of Gaddafi Development Foundation
Dr. Mahmoud Gebrel, SYG of
National Planning Council
3:00-3:15 p.m. Coffee Break
3:15-5:00 p.m. Panel III: Libyan
Foreign Policy and African Conflicts
Moderator and Speaker, Herman
Cohen, Cohen and Woods International and former Assistant Secretary of
State
Ron Suskind, Journalist and
Author of "The One Percent Doctrine" [Invited]
Libyan panelists subject to final
confirmation:
H.E. Ali Abdussalam Triki, Deputy
SYG of Foreign Liaison and Intl Cooperation in Charge of African Affairs
Dr. Miloud El Mehadabi, Director
of International Affairs, Green Book Center
This conference is held in
association with The World Center for Research and Study on the Third
International Theory (“The Green Book Center”) of Tripoli, Libya and
enjoys the generous support of The ExxonMobil Corporation.
Please RSVP using the following
form
(If you have difficulties with the web form, email your RSVP to
rsvp@mideasti.org.)
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