Washington D.C.  - The Executive Committee of the Lebanese American Renaissance Partnership (LARP) announces the confirmation of several distinguished speakers at the LARP II conference, which is set for September 12, 2008 at the Phoenicia Hotel in downtown Beirut under the High Patronage of His Excellency, the President of Lebanon, General Michel Sleiman and in collaboration with the American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to His Excellency Governor Riad Salmeh, speaking at the conference are: the Honorable Michele J. Sison, US Ambassador to Lebanon; the Honorable Jeffrey J. Grieco, USAID Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Public Affairs; Mr. Thomas H. Staal, USAID Mission Director to Lebanon; Engineer Ghassan M. Saab of Michigan, Corporate Leader of LARP II trip; Dr. Ghaleb Daouk of the Harvard Medical School, Mr. Anis Garabet of Los Angeles, former President of the WLCU, H.E. Mosbah Ahdab, Member of Parliament; H.E. Neemtallah Abi Nasr, Member of parliament; Mr. Dory Chamoun, Mayor of Deir El-Kamar; Mr. Ahmad El-Assaad, Chairman of the Lebanese Option Gathering; Mr. Neemat G. Frem, President & CEO of INDEVCO group; Mr. Nabil G. Sawabini, Chairman & CEO of MINA Capital; Mr. Salim Zeenni, President of the American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Sami Gemayel, Head of the Kataeb Youth. (For bios please consult our website at www.larpi.net)

On Friday June 27, 2008, His Excellency the President of Lebanon, General Michel Sleiman received Walid Maalouf, President of LARP who formally invited the President to the opening ceremony as the major speaker at the conference. 

LARP is committed to supporting the civil society and civic institutions of Lebanon, to lifting up the spirit of the Lebanese people, and assisting the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other agencies of the United States in their effort to promote economic growth in Lebanon and to foster peace, stability and democratic institutions in Lebanon in an efforts to enhance the sovereignty and freedom of Lebanon.

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