UCLA
CENTER FOR MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENT
August 8, 2017 The Honorable Scott Pruitt Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20460
10389 B11nchc Hall
Box951 87 lm Anseli:a. CA 900951487 phone, 31<>8l5.Q\So4 fax: JIO-l06l58l w-.1n11:rnationaJ.ucla.odu/c1ned
Dear Mr. Administrator,
The UCLA Center for Middle East Development (CMED) is pleased to invite you to Doha, Qatar for the 12th Annual Enriching the Middle East's Economic Future Conference. The event is confirmed to take place November 12-13, 2017.
The annual conference, held under the auspices of the Foreign Ministry of the State of Qatar, has grown into an internationally recognized forum for government officials, active business and financial practitioners, and politicians and academics dealing with current economic, financial, political, and diplomatic issues. Experts bring their perspectives to pressing global policy issues, while simultaneously conducting private business and interchange. Last year, participants from 64 countries attended.
The conference has been addressed by several distinguished keynote speakers and attendees, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton, former Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa, former U.S. Mideast envoy Senator George Mitchell, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman.
We hope that you will join us this year as the personal guest of the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs and consider addressing the conference in a well-publicized appearance. The highprofile event attracts significant regional and international media attention and offers a unique opportunity for publicizing and fundraising for a charity or other cause. Arrangements will be made on your behalf to accommodate any requested side meetings.
We look forward to seeing you in Doha.
Best regards,
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Steven L. Spiegel, Director, UCLA Center for Middle East Development Professor, UCLA Political Science
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