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NUSACC CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SERVICE

​Fifty years is a long time, especially in this day and age. With that in mind, the National U.S. – Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) is delighted to announce our golden anniversary year, marking five decades of service to the American and Arab business communities.

Throughout this anniversary year, we will host a wide range of events, many of them virtual (for now). Later this month, for example, we will kick off our new Thought Leaders Series, which will feature some of the most notable business influencers in the United States and the Arab world.

Our Chamber has reinvented itself many times over the past 50 years, but there is at least one constant: NUSACC has been – and continues to be – a lynchpin of U.S.-Arab trade and investment. We are proud of the successes that our Chamber has achieved over the past five decades, but we are even more proud of our contributions today to the next generation of American and Arab business leaders.  

From Team NUSACC to all of our stakeholders, we thank you for the opportunity to be of service, and we look forward to the next 50 years!
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RECENT EVENTS & NEWS

President of Marriott Says Hospitality is on the Road to Recovery

The National U.S. – Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) continued its golden anniversary year with a Thought Leader Series webinar featuring Stephanie Linnartz, President of Marriott International. Linnartz, widely regarded as the highest ranking female executive in the hospitality sector, provided remarks on “The Future of Hospitality.” (Her bio may be found here.)

Upwards of 700 stakeholders registered for the event, representing more than 60 countries around the world. Participants included five Arab ambassadors, representing Iraq, Jordan, Mauritania, Oman, and Tunisia.

​The webinar’s Lead Sponsor was the U.S. Travel Association, the nation’s top advocacy group in the travel sector, serving 1,100 member organizations. Supporting Sponsors included the Kuwait Hotel Owners Association, Mandala Research LLC, and Metis LLC.

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Partners for the webinar included (in alphabetical order): American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), The International Inbound Travel Association (IITA), National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers (NABHOOD), National Tour Association (NTA), Skål International, Sustainable Travel International (STI), and Women in Travel & Tourism, International (WITTI).
 
To read the full report, click here.

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Are We Winning the War, but Losing the Peace?
(Dr. Mohamed El-Erian)


Back in 2008, the world teetered on the edge of an international financial crisis initially sparked by banks’ excessive risk-taking and the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble. What resulted was the worst global recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Thirteen years later, with global economic upheaval once again dominating the headlines, business leaders and politicians can learn from both the success and shortfalls of the past.

That’s the message of Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian, President of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and advisor to international financial services provider Allianz, as well as investment manager Gramercy. 

A New York-born economic and business leader of Egyptian heritage, El-Erian, 62, spoke March 18 in a one-hour webinar co-hosted by the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) and ABANA.  (To view El-Erian’s introductory remarks only, click here.) 

To read the full report, please click here.
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​HAS IRAQ REACHED AN INFLECTION POINT?

It has been a good month for the Republic of Iraq.  The historic March 5 – 8 visit by H.H. Pope Francis – the first-ever papal visit to Iraq – highlighted coexistence and mutual respect among religious communities. In another first, a new American University (AUIB) has just opened its doors in Baghdad, with its President stating, “AUIB will have a transformative impact on Iraq and the Middle East by distinguishing itself as an exceptional and diverse learning community.”  And the price of oil – a commodity on which Iraq depends heavily – has risen nearly 40 percent this year, with Brent crude topping $70 per barrel this past week. 

It is still too early to say whether Iraq has turned a corner, but there is reason for optimism. 

U.S. Ambassador Addresses NUSACC

The National U.S. – Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) recently continued its golden anniversary year with a webinar featuring the Honorable Matthew Tueller, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. Tueller provided a thoughtful, comprehensive overview of bilateral and regional developments, with a special emphasis on business opportunities in Iraq for U.S. companies.


To read the full report, please click here.

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Webinar on “Energy Transition” Kicks Off NUSACC’s Golden Anniversary Year! ​

​The National U.S. – Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) kicked off its golden anniversary year with a webinar featuring Dr. Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer prize-winning author of four books dealing with energy issues.  The webinar featured a wide-ranging discussion that revolved around Yergin’s latest book, The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations. The New Map has already been recognized as a “Book of the Year” by National Public Radio and USA Today, as well as “Book of the Year” by Bloomberg Surveillance.

Dr. Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer prize-winning author of four books dealing with energy issues.

This was the first event in NUSACC’s new “Thought Leader Series” of webinars, and the response from NUSACC stakeholders was excellent. More than 400 business leaders and senior government officials participated in the webinar, which included stakeholders in 40 nations around the globe.  NUSACC was also pleased to showcase some of its partners, including the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, the Union of Arab Chambers, the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, and the World Trade Center of Utah.

To read the full report, please click here.