Sheikha Mayes bint Hamad Al-Thani, Managing Director of USQBC Doha Office in conversation with Helima Croft Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy and MENA Research, RBC Capital Markets.
“USQBC was delighted to host the Atlantic Council representatives in Doha,” said Sheikha Mayes bint Hamad Al Thani, Managing Director of USQBC Doha Office to The Peninsula yesterday. The USQBC hosted a private dinner reception for members of the Atlantic Council delegation at the Bayt El Talleh restaurant in Doha on January 9 during their stay in Qatar from the January 8-10.
The reception was hosted before the beginning of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum.
“This event demonstrates the attractive investment environment in Qatar and underscores the keen interest in enhancing commercial ties with the US, especially within the Energy, Finance, and Legal sectors,” she said.
During the reception, members of the Atlantic Council delegation met with Qatar’s energy sector government officials, corporate executives and investment facilitators to promote international engagement with Qatari energy interests. USQBC members within the energy, legal, and finance sectors also attended.
The Atlantic Council delegation visit comes as part of the Global Energy Forum roadshow that will be hosted in UAE from January 14-15. The delegation features GEF attendees, some of whom are featured speakers for the Global Energy Forum and include senior energy bankers, investment executives, and experts.
The seventh annual Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum will convene from January 14-15, 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to set the global energy agenda for the year ahead and examine the longer-term implications of the changing energy system.
This year’s forum will take on particular importance as critical climate and energy strategy issues take center stage in the lead-up to the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28), which the United Arab Emirates will also host at the end of the year.
The United States and Qatar have established a solid base for distinguished regional and international political relations, in addition to deep commercial, security, and cultural partnerships.
In recognition of this special partnership, following the January 31 visit by Qatar’s Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the White House, President Joe Biden designated Qatar as a “Major Non-NATO Ally” to the United States.
Today, the US-Qatar Business Council is a critical entity in the expansion of trade and investment between the United States in Qatar. Throughout recent years, USQBC has supported the multi-city Qatar-US Economic Forum, webinar engagements, meet & greet receptions for government officials, investment and trade engagements, and many other events between both countries.
Sheikha Mayes bint Hamad Al Thani, Managing Director of USQBC Doha Office in conversation with Atlantic Council delegation head.
