The Gulf Research Center hosted a dinner discussion in Washington D.C. on Tuesday evening, September 13, 2011, to discuss Gulf regional developments and the impact on US policy. The dinner brought together leading policy officials including the Honorable Thomas Graham, former senior proliferation negotiator for United States; the Honorable Theodore Kattouf, former US Ambassador to Syria and the UAE; officials from the State Department and Vice-President’s office; think tank specialists and the media. GRC Chairman Abdulaziz Sager provided an overview from a Gulf perspective arguing that there was no such thing as regional exceptionalism. Other issues discussed included the outlook for Egypt, Afghanistan, and Pakistan; the view of the Gulf towards the Iranian nuclear program and internal Saudi politics.
Month: August 2011
August 1, 2011
Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), the Gulf Research Center Foundation has been awarded the special consultative status of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. The status allows the GRCF to attend all UN conferences; request the Secretary-General to place items of special interest in the provisional agenda of the Council; designate representatives to the UN Headquarters in New York and the UN offices in Geneva and Vienna; submit written statements and oral presentations to the work of the council; be part of research and consultancy consortiums as well as apply for funding. This accreditation significantly widens the scope of GRCF activities and further accredits the work carried out by the Foundation.
