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2/11 (Livestream) 10am - 80 Years of U.S. - Saudi Relations: Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future (Nat'l Council on U.S.-Arab Relations)

February 11, 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Washington, D.C., U.S.A. / Eastern Time

80 Years of U.S.-Saudi Relations: Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future

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Background and Context

On February 14th, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with His Majesty King Abdulaziz Al Saud aboard the USS Quincy on the Great Bitter Lake along the Suez Canal in Egypt. This meeting formally launched what would become a special 80 year relationship between the United States of American and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The first portion of this webinar will feature welcome and keynote remarks from the grandsons of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and His Majesty King Abdulaziz Al Saud. Following their remarks will be a moderated discussion featuring some of the best known scholars reflecting on the history of our two great nations and what lies ahead.  

Welcome and Introductions: Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt, President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations  

Keynote Remarks: HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, Chairman King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies

Moderated Discussion

Moderator: Dr. William Lawrence, Director of the North Africa Area Studies and Senior Academic Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Biography

Featured Speakers: Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Founder & Chairman, Gulf Research Center Saudi Arabia Biography

Dr. Joseph Kéchichian, Senior Research Fellow, Office of the Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, CEO Kéchichian & Associates, LLC Biography

Mr. David Rundell, Author of Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads, Former Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Riyadh &  International Advisory Board Member National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Biography

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About the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

Founded in 1983, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations is an American non-profit, non-governmental, educational organization dedicated to improving American awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the Arab countries, the Mideast, and the Islamic world.