Due to recent developments in the Middle East, NSC Coordinator McGurk and Ambassador Satterfield are unable to be in Houston on April 8. The event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 8. If you were already registered, your ticket has been transferred to the new date. If you have not registered, there is still time to sign up. For questions about your registration status, please contact the Baker Institute event team at BIPPevent@rice.edu.
We are pleased to announce the inaugural event of the Baker Institute's Al-Monitor Distinguished Speaker Series on Wednesday, May 8, at Rice University in Houston, Texas. This in-person event is open only to Al-Monitor subscribers.
If you are in the Houston area and want to attend, please follow the below instructions:
- First, we can offer a discount for new subscribers. Subscribe now with coupon code RICE50 for 50% off your first year of subscription, while also gaining full access to Al-Monitor's news, analysis, and other upcoming events.
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About the event
As the Gaza conflict continues, how does the United States preserve and advance strategic national — and partner — interests?
Join us for an armchair discussion between two top US diplomats as they discuss critical issues and challenges facing the Middle East.
The event will feature Brett McGurk, deputy assistant to President Joe Biden and the National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, and David M. Satterfield, director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Presidential Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues, who also leads the institute's Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East.
The discussion will cover the conflict in Gaza, American efforts to provide humanitarian support, and the road map for achieving security in the region.
This discussion is presented as the inaugural event in the Baker Institute’s Al-Monitor Distinguished Speaker Series. Andrew Parasiliti, president and chief content officer at Al-Monitor, will deliver opening remarks.
About the Al-Monitor Distinguished Speaker Series
The series provides a forum to explore the most timely and pressing issues affecting the Middle East. Events are co-presented by the Baker Institute for Public Policy, a non-profit, nonpartisan policy research organization based at Rice University.
