April 28, 2009

Cairo –The United States Embassy in Cairo is pleased to invite the Egyptian press and public to a digital video conference with Mr. Jon B. Alterman to discuss the first hundred days of the Obama Administration on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 5:00 pm.

Jon B. Alterman is director and senior fellow of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Middle East Program. Prior to joining CSIS, he served as a member of the Policy Planning Staff at the U.S. Department of State and as a special assistant to the assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs. He served as an expert adviser to the Iraq Study Group (also known as the Baker-Hamilton Commission) and is a professorial lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the George Washington University. Before entering government, he was a scholar at the U.S. Institute of Peace and at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. From 1993 to 1997, Alterman was an award-winning teacher at Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in history. He also worked as a legislative aide to Senator Daniel P. Moynihan (D-N.Y.), responsible for foreign policy and defense.

The conference will be held at the U.S. Embassy’s Information Resource Center, West Gate, 5 Tawfik Deyab (Latin America) St., Garden City, Cairo (Please arrive by 4:30 PM). Interpretation will be provided. Please confirm attendance by emailing your name and national ID or passport number to cairoculture@state.gov. Please bring a photo ID to gain entrance. No one can enter without identification. Cell phones, cameras and computers are not allowed in the Embassy and must be checked at the gate. Thank you for your consideration.