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Special Event Announcement:

Dr. John Duke Anthony to Address the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs on:

“America, Arabia, and the Gulf: At a Crossroads?”

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

World Trade Center Baltimore
401 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Reception: 5:15 p.m.
Address: 6:00 p.m.

Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs Members: Free of Charge
Guest of a Member: $10.00
Non-Member: $25.00

Reservations and Tickets: http://bit.ly/jda-bcfa-2016


Dr. John Duke Anthony is the Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. On June 22, 2000, on his first official state visit to the United States, H.M. King Muhammad VI of Morocco knighted Dr. Anthony, bestowing upon him Morocco’s highest award for excellence. Dr. Anthony currently serves on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy and its Subcommittee on Sanctions (with special reference to Iran). He is the only American to have been invited to each of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s Ministerial and Heads of State Summits since the GCC’s inception in 1981.


Background Reading:
Dr. John Duke Anthony – “The Establishment of a Gulf Cooperation Council Office in Washington, D.C.” (May 2, 2016)
Dr. John Duke Anthony – “Arabia to Asia: The Myths of an American ‘Pivot’ and Whether or Not There’s a U.S. Strategy Toward the GCC Region” (April 22, 2016)
Christopher H. Johnson – “Economic Reform in Saudi Arabia: Opportunities for the Kingdom & America” (April 21, 2016)
Dr. John Duke Anthony – “President Obama’s Meeting with GCC Leaders in Saudi Arabia: An Opportunity for Heightened Cooperation” (April 18, 2016)
Laura El-Katiri – “A Quiet Revolution: Renewable Energy in the GCC Economies” (April 5, 2016)
HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal & Dr. John Duke Anthony – “Answering President Obama’s ‘Free Riders’ Allegations” (March 15, 2016)
A Discussion with Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani (October 7, 2015)
H.E. Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani – “Envisioning the GCC’s Future: Prisms for Perspective” (August 24, 2015)
Dr. Imad Harb – “The Consolidation of a New Arab Political Order” (April 13, 2015)
Dr. John Duke Anthony – “ISIS, the United States, and the GCC” (February 19, 2015)
Dr. John Duke Anthony – “The Future Significance of the Gulf Cooperation Council” (April 1, 2012)


National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

Website: http://ncusar.org
Twitter: @ncusar
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ncusar

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