May 2013
Highlights:
-2013 Insight to MENA at OTC Week Highlights
-CEO Series: Basrah, Iraq Business Delegation
-Saudi Aramco Global Reliability Forum 2013
-Tunisia Investment Forum
April 2013
Highlights:
-2013 Insight to MENA at OTC
-Opportunities in the GCC: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates & Oman
-Leadership Series: H.E. Dr. Abdulbari Ali Arousi, Minister of Oil & Gas, State of Libya
-Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition
-Trade Mission Series: State of Qatar
March 2013
Highlights:
-ACCESS International Trade Forum 2013
-2013 Insight into MENA at OTC 16th Annual Welcome Reception
-Patriots & Peacemakers: Arab Americans in Service to Our Country
-Inbound Mission Series: Sultanate of Oman
February 2013
Highlights:
-Inbound Trade Mission: 2022 Qatar Supreme Committee
-2013 Insight into MENA at OTC 16th Annual Welcome Reception
-Patriots & Peacemakers: Arab Americans in Service to Our Country
-Bilateral Model Arab League
January 2013
Highlights:
-Happy New Year 2013
-Trade Mission Series: Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee Mission to U.S.
-Event Highlights
-Bilateral Education Initiatives
December 2012
Highlights:
-Leadership Series: His Excellency Dr. Khalaf Abdul Samad, Governor of Basra
-Event Reviews
-Bilateral Trade Mission Highlights
November 2012
Highlights:
-Leadership Series: His Excellency Dr. Khalaf Abdul Samad, Governor of Basra
-Saudi Transtec
-World LNG Summit and Awards Gala Dinner
-October Event Highlights – United States Ambassador to Yemen; Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United States
October 2012
Highlights:
-Ambassador Series: U.S. Ambassador to Yemen
-Leadership Series: Assistant Secretary of the Navy Juan M. Garcia III
-Middle East Conference 2012
-Highlights from Leadership Series: Minister of Energy & Industry, State of Qatar
September 2012
Highlights:
-Exclusive Program Hosting Qatar Minister of Energy & Industry
-U.S. Energy Executive Trade Mission to Algeria
-Saudi Arabia International Oil & Gas Exhibition
-Lebanon International Oil & Gas Summit
-EnerSol World Sustainable Energy Forum in Tunisia
August 2012
Highlights:
-Egypt Market Update
-Trade Mission Series: City of Houston
-Ramadan Kareem
July 2012
Highlights:
-TEACH 2012 Highlights
-Growth Opportunities for Illinois Business in GCC Countries
-Global Business Academy: Workshop Featuring MENA Specialists
June 2012
Highlights:
-Bilateral Chamber Chairman to lead Panel at 2012 IOC/NOC
-Conducting Business in the Middle East & North Africa
-Opportunities in Oman
May 2012
Highlights:
-Leadership Series: Round table on Libya & Yemen
-Memorandum of Understanding signed with ADCCI
April 2012
Highlights:
-Salalah Free Zone
-Offshore Technology Conference
-Updates on Saudi Arabia
-State of Illinois Trade Mission
March 2012
Highlights:
-Inbound Mission Series: Kazakhstan
-Bilateral Model Arab League
-15th Annual OTC Welcome Reception
-Ambassador Series: The Honorable James B. Smith
February 2012
Highlights:
-Ambassador Series: Ambassador of Tunisia to the United States
-Oman Construction Summit 2012
-Jacobs Recruiting Engineers for Saudi Arabia
-Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) CEO Retires
January 2012
Highlights:
-2nd Annual US-Maghreb Entrepreneurship Conference
-2012 Bilateral Model Arab League
-December Trade Mission Highlights
December 2011
Highlights:
- World Petroleum Congress, Doha
- Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia & Kuwait
-Invite: Pipes & Pumps Health Conference
- Chicago Students visit Ras Laffan
November 2011
Highlights:
- Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia & Kuwait
- October Trade Mission Highlights
- Tunisia Partnerships Forum
- Congratulations to Board Member Ryan Lance
October 2011
Highlights:
- Briefing w/ Iraq’s Ambassador to the United States
- Trade Mission to Qatar, Bahrain, Oman & UAE
- Iraq’s Ministry of Oil Visit to Houston
-ExxonMobil MENA Scholars Program
September 2011
Highlights:
- Energy Opportunities in Iraq
- Islamic Finance Forum (New Date)
- Iraq Inbound Delegation
August 2011
Highlights:
- Libya from the Front Lines: Intelligence Briefing
- New Ambassador of the United States to Qatar
July 2011
Highlights:
- Islamic Finance Forum
- Inbound Mission Series: Energy Site Visits
- CEO Series: GCC Railway Delegation Roundtable
June 2011
Highlights:
- CEO Series: GCC Railway Delegation Roundtable
- Leadership Series: Opportunities in Sharjah
- CEO Series: Egyptian Energy Delegation
May 2011
Highlights:
- 14th Annual Arab Delegate Reception OTC
- Ambassador Series: Roundtable Update on Saudi Arabia
- Trade and Investment Mission to Algeria
April 2011
Highlights:
- ACCESS 2011 International Trade Forum
- Qatari, U.S. firms to ink $5bn deals in NY
- BUSACC’s leadership met with H.E. Minister Al-Sadah
March 2011
Highlights:
- Jasmine Revolution: Scents of Change Birth of a New Era in the Middle East: Popular Revolutions of 2011
- Briefing with J. Scott Carpenter, The Keston Family Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of Project Fikra
- Private briefing on opportunities in Iraq with Michael Corbin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
February 2011
Highlights:
- A business luncheon with Mayor of Houston Annise Parker
- Model Arab League Conference
- North Africa Trade Missions: Algeria
January 2011
Highlights:
- Trade mission to Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates
- Delegation from the Board for Egypt’s General Petroleum Corporation (GPC)
- Export Compliance Workshop
December 2010
Highlights:
- 9th Annual Business Development Trade Mission to the GCC
- North African Markets Webinar
- Immigration Workshop
November 2010
Highlights:
- U.S. Policy in Iraq with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs for Iraq issues
- SME Workshop Series: Marketing in a Skeptical, Tea Party Age
September 2010
Highlights:
- Business Luncheon featuring John Hofmeister, Former President of Shell Oil Company
- Position your Company for Success in the MENA Region Seminar
August 2010
Highlights:
- Export Initiative Workshop with Ex-Im Bank of the United States
- U.S. Trade & Investment Mission to Algeria
- Humanization of Cities of Tomorrow Summit
July 2010
Highlights:
- MENA Business Development Mission Highlights
- US Trade & Investment Mission to Algeria
June 2010
Highlights:
- Business opportunities in the Kingdom of Bahrain with H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Essa Al-Khalifa
- Business Opportunities in the UAE with H.E. Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi
- MENA Business Development Mission Part II to Libya & Algeria
May 2010
Highlights:
- 13th Annual OTC Welcome Reception
- Ambassador Series: Doing Business in Saudi Arabia Briefing
- MENA Business Development Mission Part I to Oman, UAE & Qatar
April 2010
Highlights:
- MENA Power Technology Forum in Cairo, Egypt
- Methodist Hospital announces pumps and pipes project uniting the medical and oil industries
March 2010
Highlights:
- H.E. Hunaina bint Sultan bin Ahmad al-Mughairi, Ambassador of Oman to the U.S. Speaks on Opportunities in Oman
- Trade Mission Series to Oman, UAE and Qatar
February 2010
Highlights:
- International Market Briefing: Mega Infrastructure Opportunities in Algeria & Qatar
- Update Iraq: Opportunities in 2010 and Beyond
January 2010
Highlights:
- Networking Mixer with the Ambassador of Palestine to the U.S.
- Enhancing U.S. ICT Companies Competitiveness through Partnerships with Palestinian Companies
- New Global Governance: Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility
December 2009
Highlights:
- Roundtable Discussion with Qatari Infrastructure Leaders
- How to Prosper After a Long Recession
November 2009
Highlights:
- Business Etiquette Techniques for the Arab World
- U.S. Immigration Laws in a Global Business Era
- Business Trade Mission to Algeria
September 2009
Highlights:
- Workshop Series: Accessing the Recovery Act of 2009
- Education Workshop Series: Arabic and Islamic Culture and History
- TEACH Fellowship Program
August 2009
Highlights:
- Professional Networking Event: A Taste of Morocco
- Career Workshop Series: Success Strategies for Women Executives Doing Business in the Arab World
- Caravan Across the Souks Program
July 2009
Highlights:
- Business Update: The Iranian Election and its Implications for the Arab World
- Sultans of Science
June 2009
Highlights:
- Business Trade Mission to Libya Highlights
- NOC and IOC Leadership Dinner
April 2009
Highlights:
- 12th Annual Offshore Technology Conference Reception
- CEO Roundtable: Opportunities in Algeria: Dinner with Sonatrach
- Ambassador Series: Dinner with T.H. Joseph LeBaron, U.S. Ambassador to Qatar
