04 November 2009
White House Official Will Discuss U.S.-Middle East Partnerships, November 4, 2009(November 9 webchat with the National Security Council’s Pradeep Ramamurthy)
Secretary Clinton, in a speech November 3, outlined three areas the United States will focus on in its engagement with Muslim communities around the world, expanding upon President Obama’s June 4 speech in Cairo. The first is partnering with Muslim communities to advance entrepreneurship, job creation and economic development. The second is partnering with Muslim communities to lay the foundation for knowledge-based economies that will spur innovation through science and technology. The third area highlighted for engagement is education.
Join the White House's Pradeep Ramamurthy for a follow-up discussion on these initiatives as well as a conversation answering the question “What next?” This webchat will take place on November 9 at 10:30 a.m. EST (15:30 GMT, 18:30 Riyadh).
Pradeep Ramamurthy is the White House’s National Security Council senior director for global engagement.
If you would like to participate in this webchat, please go to https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/riyadh. No registration is needed. Simply choose "Enter as a Guest," type in your preferred screen name, and join the discussion. We accept questions and comments in advance of, and at any time during, the program.
The transcript of this webchat will be available on America.gov’s webchat page, where information about upcoming webchats is also available.
