The Future of U.S.-Egypt Relations: the Role of FTA Negotiations

A discussion with House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-CA)

10:00 a.m. Introduction by:

Ambassador Carla Hills, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Hills & Company

10:10 a.m. Keynote address by:

Chairman David Dreier (R-CA), House Rules Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

11:00 a.m. Panel discussion with:

Phil English, Senior Government Relations Advisor, Arent Fox LLP

Hisham Fahmy, CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt

Meredith Broadbent, Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS

Moderated by: Walter Douglas, Visiting Fellow, CSIS

Egypt, a long-time ally with profound influence on U.S. security, is making a transition from authoritarianism to democracy and needs support from the United States.  In a time of declining foreign assistance, Egypt's aspirations for job-creating economic growth could be furthered by pursuing a free trade agreement with the United States.  Likewise the Egyptian market, strategically located astride the Suez Canal, offers promising opportunities for United States exporters seeking a platform to serve the Middle East and North Africa region. 

Please join us for a discussion on Chairman Dreier's recent trip to the region, his legislation H. Res. 472, and to launch our new paper "Shaping the Future of U.S.-Egypt Relations: the Role of FTA Negotiations." 

To RSVP please email Lindsay Ross at lross@csis.org