American Studies Center

at the University of Bahrain

ASC 10th Anniversary Celebration:  1998-2008  Wednesday, October 29, 2008

10th Anniversary Celebration Program

Venue:  Zain e-Learning Center Auditorium at the University of Bahrain campus in Sakhir (Building S-45  Rooms:  101-103)

Program

11:00  Opening Welcome

• Acknowledgments and Testimonials

  • Acknowledgements to:

    • UOB Administration

    • Department of English Language and Literature (DELL)

    • U.S. Embassy, Manama

    • American Chamber of Commerce

    • American Women’s Association

    • Naval Support Activity

  • Brief Remarks from:

    • Former U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, Johnny Young (video clip)

    • Former U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, William Monroe (video clip)

    • Former Bahrain Ambassador to the U.S., Nasser Mohammed Yusif Al-Balooshi,(video clip)

    • Chris Henzel, Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy, Manama

    • ASC Alumna, Hajar Ali Kadhem Mahfoodh

    • Current ASC student, Ali Hasan Ahmed Fardan

12:00  Keynote Speech

• Anniversary Address on “The Necessity of American Studies in the Middle East” by Keynote Speaker Dr. Hussein Ibish, Executive Director, Hala Salaam Maksoud Foundation for Arab-American Leadership, Washington, D.C., and Senior Fellow, American Task Force on Palestine, Washington, D.C.

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