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USLBA News New Passport Requirement for Entry into Libya The Libyan government recently reinstated a rule requiring the official translation of a foreigner’s biographic page from his/her passport into Arabic, even if the person has a valid visa. For a more information please see the announcement from the Libyan's People's Bureau in Washington, DC which includes a detailed description of the requirement and contact information for approved translators.
NEW MEMBERS USLBA would like to welcome Dow Chemical, Midrex Technologies, and ExxonMobil to the Association. Dow Chemical and Midrex Technologies joined at the General Member Level and ExxonMobil has joined at the Executive Advisory Level.
PAST EVENTS 2007 The USLBA hosted a dinner in honor of H.E. Dr. Ahmed Fituri, Secretary of the Americas Affairs at the General People’s Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation of The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on February 15th, 2007 at Charlie Palmers. The dinner was attended by USLBA member companies and guests; U.S. Government officials from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. House of Representatives; as well as Libyan officials from the Libyan's Peoples Bureau in Washington, DC; the GPC for Foreign Liaison & International Cooperation, Libya and the Libyan Mission in New York. Trade Mission Debrief. January 10th, 2007. 12:00 - 1:30. 2006
Mohamad Hassan
Elhage,
Deputy Division Chief, Middle East and
Central Asia Department, International Monetary
Annual Dinner Honoring Foreign Minister Shalqam. September 25th, 2006. New York, NY Briefing On New US Export Control Regulations for Libya with Sheila Quarterman, Office of Exporter Services, Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and Security
Amb. Ali Aujali, Ambassador, Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. September 7, 2006. 12:00 - 1:15pm (Members Only)
David Sampson,
Deputy Secretary of Commerce. (Members Only). On
On August 1st, 2006, upon return from his visit to Libya, Deputy Secretary Sampson debriefed USLBA members at an off the record breakfast. (Photo Directly Above: From far left: David Goldwyn, Executive Director, USLBA; David Sampson, Deputy Secretary of Commerce; Kay Larcom, ConocoPhillips; Ambassador David Mack, Chairman, USLBA & Vice President of the Middle East Institute) U.S. - Libya Re-Engagement: The Path Forward USLBA's First Annual Policy Conference, in cooperation with the Middle East Institute. June 23rd, 2006 at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace Building. More information. Mohamad Hassan Elhage, Deputy Division Chief, Middle East and Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund. February 9, 2006. (Members Only) Ambassador Ali Suleiman Aujali, Chief of the Libyan Liaison Office. March 6th, 2006 (Members Only) Karen Alderman Harbert, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy & International Affairs. March 9, 2006 (Members and Non - Members) Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee. Friday, March 24th, 2006 (Members & Non-Members) (photos) John Richter, Regional Director for Africa, Ex-Im Bank. Thursday, April 20th, 2006 (Members & Non-Members) The USLBA sponsored a booth at the Tripoli International Fair April 2-12th. Molly Williamson, Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of Energy (Members Only) January 25th 2005 In October and November, the USLBA hosted Assistant Secretary David Welch and other officials in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Ellen Germain, Acting Office Director of Maghreb Affairs, and Jennifer Gavito, Libya Desk Officer. They addressed the progress of the US-Libya rapprochement and the concerns of the US business community. Under Secretary of State Bob Joseph also met with the association in October. In September, the USLBA hosted Under Secretary for Industry and Security, Peter Lichtenbaum for a Policymaker Meeting.
The USLBA celebrated its official launch on September 22,2005 in New York City with honored guest Foreign Minister of Libya Abdel-Rahman Shalqam. The event was attended by Ambassador David Mack, USLBA Chairman, David Goldwyn, USLBA Executive Director, and business leaders from the oil, banking, infrastructure, insurance and legal industries.
(From left to right: Minister Jehaimi, David Goldwyn, Minister Shalqam, Ned Cloonan (AIG) and Amb. David Mack |
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November 29th (Members Only)
Department of Commerce & Eric Longnecker,
Export Policy Analyst, Foreign Policy Division Bureau of Industry and
Security, Department of Commerce (Members and non members
welcomed)
June
30th, 2006 members of the USLBA met with Deputy Secretary Sampson in
anticipation of his July visit to Tripoli. 