Activities

The 5th Arab American Day-December 5,2016

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The League of Arab States Mission to Washington, D.C. (LAS) welcomes you to join us for the 5th Annual Arab-American Day Evening Celebration and a Morning Forum discussion on “The Arab Woman: Enhancing Leadership & Resilience”, on Monday, December 5, 2016 at the United States Institute of Peace (2301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20037). The event will focus on Arab and Arab-American women and their accomplishments.

The Morning Forum will begin at 10:00 AM and will end at 3:15PM. Please note that the registration starts at 9:00 AM.

The Evening Celebration will begin with a cocktail reception in USIP’s Great Hall at 6:30 PM, followed by keynote remarks, live music from local Arab musicians, an art exhibition entitled “Women’s stories”, and a buffet dinner lasting until 9:30 PM.

To register for the morning forum, please RSVP at: http://bit.ly/ArabAmericanForum

Sincerely,
The League of Arab States, Mission to Washington, D.C.

The 5th Arab American Day

The Arab League Mission to Washington D.C. will be celebrating the 5th annual Arab American Day on Dec. 5, 2016, this year’s forum discussion will be on the Arab Woman: Leadership & Resilience. Join us for excellent discussions on Dec.5, or follow the conversation online! #ArabAmericanDay2016″

Courtesy visit by H.E. Ambassador Dina Kawar of the Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Courtesy visit from the newly appointed Ambassador of the Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, H.E. Ambassador Dina Kawar to Chief Representative of the League of Arab States in Washington DC , H.E. Ambassador Salah Sarhan.

Farewell Dinner for Ambassador Lukman Faily of the Embassy of Iraq Monday June 20, 2016

The League of Arab States in Washington D.C. hosted a Farewell Dinner for H.E. Ambassador Lukman Faily of the Embassy of Iraq on Monday June 20, 2016, the Dinner was held at the University Club in Washington D.C.

H.E. Ambassador Salah Sarhan (left), Chief Representative to the League of Arab States in Washington D.C. presenting a token of appreciation to H.E. Ambassador Lukman Faily (right) of the Embassy of Iraq

Farewell Luncheon for Ambassador Alia Hatoug-Bouran of the Embassy of Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan Monday April 25,2016

The League of Arab States in Washington D.C. hosted a Farewell Luncheon for H.E. Ambassador Alia Hatoug-Bouran of the Embassy of the Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan on Monday April 25, 2016, the luncheon was held at the University Club in Washington D.C.

Council of Arab Ambassadors Meeting with Ambassador Anne Patterson May 4,2016

The League of Arab States hosted the monthly Council of Arab Ambassadors in meeting on Wednesday May 4,2016 where they welcomed Ambassador Anne W. Patterson (Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs) of the U.S. State Department. The meeting was attended by the 22 Arab Ambassadors in Washington DC where Ambassador Patterson was invited to give a keynote address and discussed issues of mutual concerns to the United States and the Arab World.

His Excellency Ambassador Salah Sarhan, Chief Representative to the Arab League, praised Ambassador Patterson for her efforts to strengthen the mutual relations between the Department of State and the League of Arab State and expressed great interest to continue a successful collaboration in an attempt to foster the Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation which was signed between the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States and the U.S. Department of State on September 25,2012.

(From left to right) Ambassador Salah Sarhan fromt he League of Arab States, Ambassador Anne Patterson from the US Dept. of State, Ambassador Wafa Bughaighis from the Embassy of Libya, Ambassador Maen Areikat from the Embassy of the PLO Delegation

Tuesday August 2, 2016

His Excellency Ambassador Salah Sarhan meeting with Mr. Joseph Grieboski (President and CEO for Grieboski Global Strategies,LLC) at the League of Arab States office in Washington, D.C.