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Driving Toward Prosperity: Accelerating Economic Reform in Egypt
Date: Friday, September 23, 2005, 2:00-3:00PM
Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Hemisphere B
Speaker:
- Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali
Ph.D., Minister of Finance, Egypt
- Minister Mahmoud Moheiddin
Ph.D., Minister of Investment, Egypt
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QIZs in Egypt: What will they mean for Egypt, the U.S., and trade?
Event Notes (PDF 52KB)
Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 9:30-11:00AM
Speaker:
- Steven Lamar
Senior Vice President, American Apparel and Footwear Association
- Yuval Rabin
Managing Partner, Rabin, Sheves, Lipkin-Shahak & Birger (RSLB) Inc.
- Edward Saums
Director, Middle Eastern Affairs, USTR
- Ayman Zaineldine
Counselor, Embassy of Egypt
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Deepening the U.S.-Egypt Trade Relationship
Event Notes (PDF 32KB)
Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2005 12:00-1:30 PM
Speaker:
- Ambassador Nabil Fahmy
Ambassador of Egypt to the United States
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Constitutionalism and Political Reform in Egypt
Event Notes (PDF 51KB)
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 10:00-11:30AM
Speakers:
- Professor Nathan Brown
Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Professor Samer Shehata
Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
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The Energy Sector in North Africa
Event Notes (PDF 60KB)
Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2005 10:00-11:30AM
Speakers:
- Khaled Abou Bakr
Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Gas & Energy Co. (Genco Group)
- Reema Ali
Managing Partner, Ali & Partners (Libya Office Legwell, Ali & Partners)
- Thomas E. Thomason
Vice President, Globeleq, Inc.
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Financial Sector Reform in Egypt
Date: Monday, April 18, 2005 12:00-2:00PM
Speakers:
- Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali
Minister of Finance, Egypt
- Minister Mahmoud Mohieddin
Minister of Investment, Egypt
- Governor Farouk El Okda
Governor of Central Bank, Egypt
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Assessing U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Arab World: Is It Working?
Event Notes (PDF 53KB)
Date: Monday, May 9, 2005 10:00–11:30AM
Location: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Speakers:
- Dr. Tamara Cofman Wittes
Research Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy,
The Brookings Institution
- Hala Kotb
Director of International Marketing and Communications,
Washington, Zogby International
- Harez Al-Mirazi
Bureau Chief, Washington, Al Jazeera
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Book Signing with Dr. Rushdie Said
Event Notes (PDF 43KB)
Transcript of Dr. Said’s speech (PDF 26KB)
Transcript of Dr. Hosam’s speech (PDF 19KB)
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2005 6:30–8:30PM
Location: Benjamin T. Rome Auditorium,
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Speakers:
- Dr. Rushdie Said
Science and Politics in Egypt: A Life’s Journey
- Dr. Hosam Mahmoud
Professor, George Washington University
- Nagwa Riad
Advisor to Executive Director, IMF
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Special Tour of the Ambassador’s Residence and Garden
Date: Friday, May 13, 2005 10:00–1:30PM
Location: 2301 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Speakers:
- Mrs. Nermin Fahmy
Wife of Ambassador Nabil Fahmy
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Reception with H.E. Dr. Tarek Kamel
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005. 6:00–8:00PM
Location: Hilton McLean, VA
Speakers:
- H.E. Dr. Tarek Kamel
Minister of Communications and Information Technology in Egypt
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Luncheon with H.E. Dr. Tarek Kamel
Presentation (PDF 588KB)
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005. 11:45AM–2:15PM
Location: Ritz Carlton, Washington D.C.
Speakers:
- H.E. Dr. Tarek Kamel
Minister of Communications and Information Technology in Egypt
- Ms. Elizabeth Cheney
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
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Yahya Haqqi: The Anatomy of an Egyptian Intellectual
Event Notes (PDF 44KB)
Date: Thursday, June 23, 2005. 6:30–8:30PM
Location: Embassy of Egypt, Washington D.C.
Speakers:
- Dr. Miriam Cooke
Department of Asian and African Languages and Literature, Duke University
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Rule of Law, Human Rights and Political Reform in Egypt
Event Notes (PDF 52KB)
Date: Thursday, June 30, 2005. 10:00–11:30AM
Location: American Bar Association, Washington DC
Speakers:
- Ms. Mona Zulficar
Senior Managing Partner, Shalakany Law Office, Cairo, Egypt
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USEF Corporate Members Breakfast Briefing with Ambassador Ricciardone
Date: Thursday, August 11, 2005. 8:30–10AM
Location: Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, Washington Center
Speakers:
- Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr.
US Ambassador to Egypt
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Egypt: A Post-Electoral Assessment
Event Notes (PDF 54KB)
Date: Monday, September 12, 2005, 12:00–1:30PM
Location: Georgetown University,
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Boardroom, Washington, DC
Speakers:
- Dr. Michelle Dunne
Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
- Dr. Amr Hamzawy
Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Dr. Abdel Monem Said Aly
Director, Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
- Dr. Emad Shaheen
Visiting Professor, Georgetown University; Professor,
American University in Cairo
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Driving Toward Prosperity: Accelerating Economic Reform in Egypt
Date: Friday, September 23, 2005, 2:00-3:00PM
Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Hemisphere B
Speakers:
- Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali
Ph.D., Minister of Finance, Egypt
- Minister Mahmoud Moheiddin
Ph.D., Minister of Investment, Egypt
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Briefing with Ambassador Ricciardone
Date: Sunday, October 2, 2005, 11:00AM-12:30PM
Location: Cairo Capital Club, Cairo, Egypt
Speaker:
- Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr.
U.S. Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Catalyzing Civil Society and Dialogue
on Reform in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean
Date: Monday, October 3, 2005, 12:00-1:30PM
Location: The Library of Congress, Room LJ119
Speakers:
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Host: Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University
and The Washington, DC International Film Festival
Event: The Tenth Annual Arabian Sights Film Festival
Date: Friday, October 14 — Sunday, October 23
Location: Loews Cineplex Wisconsin Avenue Cinemas
Note: For more information and film show times, visit www.filmfestdc.org
Host: ARCE-DC
Event: “Mother of the World: Cosmopolitan Cairo in the Fourteenth Century”
Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2005, 7:30PM
Location: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Note: For more information, visit www.arcedc.org
Host: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Event: “Mother of the World: Cosmopolitan Cairo in the 14th Century”
Date: Friday, October 21, 2005, 7:30-9:00PM
Location: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Note: For more information, visit www.egyptembassy.us
Host: Egyptian American Cultural Association
Event: Iftar Ramadan, an evening of Iftar, Ramadan activities, and evening prayers
Date: Saturday, October 22
Location: Northern Virginia Community College
Note: For more information, visit www.eacaonline.org
Host: Middle East Institute
Event: MEI Annual Conference
Date: November 7–9,2005
Location: National Press Club
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Mystery of the Nile – IMAX film
Date: Sunday, November 13, 2005, 6:00PM
Location: The Maryland Science Center, 601 Light Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Speakers:
- Dr. Farouk El Baz
Director, Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University.
Lecture:
"Egypt at the Crossroad of Continents, Cultures and Civilizations"
- Dr. Hala Barakat
Assistant Director, The Maryland Science Center.
Lecture:
“Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage”
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Host: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Event: "The River Nile: Past & Present"
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2005, 6:30-8:00PM
Location: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Note: For more information, visit www.egyptembassy.us
Host: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Event: "Christian in Egypt: The Development of Early Monasticism"
Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 6:30-8:00PM
Location: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Note: For more information, visit www.egyptembassy.us
Host: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Event: "Women’s Rights in Egypt"
Date: February, 2006, 6:30-8:00PM
Location: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Note: For more information, visit www.egyptembassy.us
Host: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Event: "Hyksos in the Middle Kingdom"
Date: February, 2006, 6:30-8:00PM
Location: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Note: For more information, visit www.egyptembassy.us
Host: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Event: “Treasures of Abidos Temple”
Date: Friday, March 24, 2006, 6:30-8:00PM
Location: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Note: For more information, visit www.egyptembassy.us
Host: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Event: "Treasures of Egyptian Museum in Cairo"
Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 6:30-8:00PM
Location: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Note: For more information, visit www.egyptembassy.us
Host: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Event: "A Walk in Medieval Cairo"
Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2006, 6:30-8:00PM
Location: The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Note: For more information, visit www.egyptembassy.us
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