January 1989, Page 50

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dr. Abdelaziz Hamzaoui, former Tunisian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, presented his credentials as the new Tunisian Ambassador to the United States on November 8th. Dr. Hamzaoui has served as ambassador of Tunisia to the European Economic Community, Iran, Pakistan, and Canada. He has a Ph.D. from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School.

Dr. Stephen Buck, a Department of State Foreign Service Officer, and former deputy chief of mission in Oman, has been named Director of the Sultan Qaboos Center of the Middle East Institute for one year.

Scholars doing research on contemporary Tunisia are invited to propose topics which they would be interested in reporting on at an international conference on the Political Economy of Tunisia to be held at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. Apr 7-8, 1989 (tentative). Interested participants should send a topic and one-page abstract to: Professor I.W. Zartman, SAIS, 1740 Mass. Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

For the first time, a Western political periodical is appearing in Arabic translation, almost verbatim and simultaneously. The respected monthly Le Monde Diplomatique, an offshoot of the French Le Monde daily, made its Arabic debut in October, with a print run of 45,000 copies.

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia recently laid the foundation stone to mark the expansion of the Holy Mosque in Makkah. The $2 billion project will expand the structure to four times its present size and permit the accommodation of 650,000 pilgrims.

Egypt and Algeria announced the restoration of diplomatic relations on November 24. Only Lebanon, Libya and Syria remain without diplomatic ties to Egypt.

Thomas R. Pickering, a career foreign service officer, has been named ambassador to the United Nations. Pickering just completed a 3 1/2-year assignment as ambassador to Israel. He has also served as US ambassador in Jordan, Nigeria, and El Salvador.

The Arab Industry ministers agreed in November to reinstate Egypt in the Arab Organization for Industrial Development.

The United Palestinian Appeal celebrated its tenth year of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people this month. Because of the intifadah, more funds are needed than ever before for such programs as supplying clinics with equipment and medicine and financing projects for the handicapped. Donations may be sent to UPA, 2100 M St. NW, Suite 409, Washington, DC 20037.

PUBLICATIONS

"A Touch of Genius- The Life of T.E. Lawrence," by Malcolm Brown and Julia Cave. J.M. Dent and Sons, London, 1988.

"Crosscurrents in the Gulf," edited by H. Richard Sindelar III and J.E. Peterson, Routledge, London, 1988. Available from The Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C.

"The Arab Gulf States. Steps Toward Political Participation," by J.E. Peterson. Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 1988.

"Atlas of the Middle East," Macmillan, New York, 1988.

"Iran and the United States," a Cold War Case Study, by Richard W. Cottam, University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, 1988.

"Asad: The Struggle for the Middle East," by Patrick Seale. I.B. Taurus, London, 1988.

"For Lust of Knowing. Memoirs of an Intelligence Officer," by Archibald Roosevelt, Jr. Boston: Little Brown and Co., 1988.

TRADE AND FINANCE

The Department of Commerce is sponsoring the U.S. Products for Development Catalog Exhibition to be held in nine countries in North Africa and the Middle East, Jan-June 1989. Themes include agricultural equipment and supplies, food processing and packaging equipment, building products, construction and oil field equipment, computers, and many others. For information, contact Louis Quay, Dept of Commerce, HCHB 2119, Washington, D.C. (202) 377-3973.

CONFERENCES, LECTURES, AND SEMINARS

The Middle East Institute, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London will cosponsor a major conference on "The Iranian Revolution Ten Years Later: What has been its Global Impact?" in Washington, D.C. Feb 3-4, 1989.

The Textile Museum, in Washington, DC, will feature a lecture, "The History of the Art of Palestinian Embroidery" by Hanan Munayyer on Jan. 21 at 10:30 a.m. A number of dresses from different parts of historic Palestine will be exhibited.

LANGUAGE COURSES

Georgetown University has announced an intensive Arabic Language Institute program to be held June 12-August 18, 1989. The Arabic Department, the School of Languages and Linguistics, and the Summer School, in cooperation with the School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C. will offer: Basic Modern Standard Arabic I and II; Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I and II; Media Arabic I and II; and Formal Spoken Arabic I and II. Session I runs June 12-July 14; Session II July 17-August 18. The program is open to graduate and undergraduate students and to persons who are not academically affiliated but need a knowledge of Arabic for professional or other valid reasons. For application forms and information, contact: Karin C. Ryding, Director, Arabic Language Institute, Arabic Department, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057. (202) 687-0100.

TRAVEL

The Smithsonian Associates are planning a tour to Turkey's ''Eastern Reaches," June 7-24. Travel east from Ankara and rediscover the ancient Orient, land of the Hurrians, Hittites, Georgians, and early Turkic tribes. For information, contact Smithsonian National Associates, I 100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington, DC 20560 or call (202) 357-4700.

Material submitted by Exchange readers will be considered for publication as space and circumstance allow. "Facts & Figures" items from "old Middle East hands" especially welcome. Editor: John T. Haldane. Write to TIE Exchange P.O. Box 53062, Washington, DC 20009, or call 202-939-6050 or 1-800-368-5788.