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Egyptian AmCham (The American Chamber in Egypt) Delegation Visits Washington (April 6th-16th 2008) PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 01 April 2008
The annual Door-knock mission of the AmCham shall be visiting Washington from April 6th to 16th 2008. The delegation will hold meetings with the US administration as well as the US Congress.Image
On April 8th, the Egyptian Embassy in Washington DC will hold an open discussion for the delegation, at the Chancery, entitled “US foreign policy
after the 2008 presidential elections.” The discussion will feature Dr. Shibley Telhamy- the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, Mr. David Frumfellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former special assistant to President Bush and Mr. Peter Beinart- Editor-atlarge of the New Republic and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
During its visit this year, the Door-knock mission will hold a Seminar with the George Washington University’s Institute for Middle East studies on the 9th of April. The delegation will also attend the AmChams MENA Council Conference on April 16th 2008. The Conference will be held under the title
“MENA: Region of opportunities” where Ambassador David Welch-Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs and Dr. Juan Daboub the Managing Director at the World Bank will be offering opening remarks.
The American Chamber in Egypt was the 44th American Chamber of Commerce to be established abroad and the first in the Middle East. On January 18, 1983, the Chamber elected its first Board of Governors. The Objectives of the Chamber are to promote the development of commerce and investment between the United States and Egypt. The AmCham is a direct liaison with the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States and other chambers of commerce and business organizations. It expresses the views of the local American business community to public and private interests in the United States. The Chamber also provides a forum in which American business executives in Egypt and Egyptian business executives with American interests may identify, discuss and pursue common interests regarding their activities.
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