The National Interest Foundation invites you to attend a lunch discussion event with Dr. Majed Bin Mohammed Al-Ansari, regarding U.S. relations with Qatar and the Middle East.

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About our Speaker:

Dr. Majed Bin Mohammed Al-Ansari currently serves as an advisor to H.E. the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and as the Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar. He received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Leeds University in Political Science and his Ph.D. and MA in Social Change from Cathy March Insitute of the University of Manchester. Dr. Al-Ansari worked previously as Director of the Qatar International Academy for Security Studies (QIASS) and Director of the Policy Department at the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) of Qatar University (QU). During his work at the university, he also served as an assistant professor at QU’s Department of International Affairs. Al-Ansari started his career as a researcher in international relations at the office of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2005. He also took on various roles in multiple civil society institutions. He wrote regularly in Al Sharq and Al Arab national Newspapers between 2006 and 2022. Dr. Al-Ansari serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Center for Strategic Studies at Qatar Armed Forces.

About our Moderator:

Khaled Saffuri is the Founder and President of the National Interest Foundation (NIF), a nonpartisan think tank and nonprofit organization established in April of 2018 which is focused on bettering relationships between the United States and countries across the globe through the promotion of smarter foreign policy. Mr. Saffuri has previously served as a Principal at Meridian Strategies providing international business and government clients with strategic and public affairs consulting services, and also founded and ran one of the United States’ prominent and most active organizations to represent the Middle East and Muslim-Americans. He has worked for many years with Members of Congress and has testified in front of Congressional Committees, advising them on international issues and leading Congressional delegations to the Middle East. Due to his extensive background and expertise, Mr. Saffuri is a regular contributor to a number of important media outlets in the United States and internationally including CNN, CBS, and BBC and contributes articles and written publications to outlets such as The Washington Post and The American Conservative.