Panel Discussion: "The Qatar Vision"

From left to right:

Former U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, T.H. Chase Untermeyer

H.E. Dr. Abdulla Bin Ali Al-Thani, Vice President, Qatar Foundation

Patrick Oxford, Chairman, Bracewell & Giuliani

Dr. Elsa A. Murano,President, Texas A&M University

Dr. Eduardo Diaz, Vice President of Global Clinical Programs, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Tony Hughes, Senior VP Americas, Qatar Airways

Panel Discussion: "Qatar, an LNG Partner for the U.S.A."

From left to right:

David L. Phillips, Chairman, Bilateral U.S.-Arab Chamber

H.E. Hamad Rashid Al-Mohannadi, CEO, Ras Gas

Alex Dodds, President & General Manager, ExxonMobil Qatar

Darren Jones, President of Global Gas and Strategy, ConocoPhillips

Blaine Yamagata, Chairman of the LNG Group, Duane Morris LLP

Mayor Bill White joins Mr. David Phillips in presenting H.E. Hamad Rashid Al-Mohannadi with an award honoring Ras Gas

From left to right:

David L. Phillips, Chairman, Bilateral U.S.-Arab Chamber

T.H. Mayor Bill White, City of Houston

H.E. Hamad Rashid Al-Mohannadi, CEO, RasGas

The "Opportunities in Qatar" business conference on October 24th featured keynote presenters: His Excellency Hamad Rashid Al-Mohannadi, CEO of RasGas, speaking on "Qatar, an LNG Partner for the U.S.A.," and His Excellency Dr. Abdulla Bin Ali Al-Thani, representing the Qatar Foundation, speaking on "The Qatar Vision." U.S. exports to Qatar grew from $423 million a year in 2004 to $2.7 billion last year. The Arabian Gulf nation has the world's highest per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and supplies one-third of the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Qatar's reform-minded leadership under the direction of His Royal Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Emir, is diversifying the economic base of the country beyond oil and gas. They have transformed their hydrocarbon wealth into modern health facilities, tourism infrastructure and Westernstyle educational institutions. Many renowned establishments and corporations from Texas, such as Texas A&M University, The Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, recognize the value of Qatar's growing economy.

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