Visitors

Dr. James Onley, Director of Gulf Studies and Lecturer in Middle Eastern History at the University of Exeter, discussed the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding to facilitate academic cooperation. 

A group of marketing students from the UAE University, Al Ain, visited the GRC. Dr. Samaa Taher M. Attia, Assistant Professor at the Department of Business Administration, headed the all-women's delegation. The students were briefed about the activities and programs at the center. Apart from a lecture about the prospects for the GCC financial markets, the students were also told about the nuances of the consultancy business in the academic world.

Former Pakistani President Farooq Leghari (1993-97) made a courtesy visit to the center during which he discussed regional issues and GCC-Pakistan ties.

1- A.C. Patankar, Principal Adviser, Confederation of Indian Industry (Mumbai).

2- The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor at the United States Department of State, Erica J. Barks-Ruggles, discussed regional security issues, especially those pertaining to Iran and Iraq.

A Dutch delegation comprising Manus J.M. van Diemen, First Secretary at the Dutch Embassy in Abu Dhabi, and Anne Philipps and Matthijs Schröeder from the Ministry of Interior, The Hague, discussed issues related to terrorism and Iran.

Dr Frédéric Launay, Director, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), UAE Project Office, and Environment Adviser to the Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and Razan Al-Mubarak, Managing Director – Emirates Wildlife Society, and Senior Program Officer at the WWF, UAE, held talks to explore possible areas of cooperation in the field of environment and sustainable development, especially biodiversity in the Gulf region.