Thursday May 15, 2008:

Upon the recent development in Lebanon, Mr. Walid Maalouf joined a delegation of March 14 USA and other Lebanese American Organizations to lobby United Nations officials to enforce security council resolution 1559 and enlarge the UN presence in Lebanon to include the capital Beirut and its suburbs as well as all government institutions and expedite the immediate election of the President of the Republic. The delegation met with Ambassador Hamid al-Bayati the President of the Arab Group at the United Nations, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Ambassador Terje Rode-Larsen at the Indonesian Hall in the UN building. Also met the Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Ambassador B. Lynn Pascoe in his office.

Saturday, April 26, 2008: 

Members of the Lebanese American community in Atlanta attended the the book signing of Mr. Walid Maalouf at the Sultan Restaurant which was organized by Engineer Pierre Maalouf and Mr. Shible Mounzer. Mr. Kanaan Dagher of Toronto introduced Mr. Maalouf who briefed the participants about the book and its objectives and answered several of their questions. Afterwards Mr. Maalouf gave An-Nour newspaper an interview which is published in their May issue. (click for pictures) (click for introduction)    

Mr. Maalouf visited the Lebanese American community in London and signed his book at the London Chapter of the World Lebanese Cultural Union’s annual dinner. He also was a speaker at the dinner which was attended by the world President Elie Hakme and the General Secretary Georges Abi-Raad. Prior to the event Mr. Maalouf was a host on the Arab News Network. He was interviewed by Alsyassa, Al-Hayat and Al-Shaq Al-Awsat newspapers. The following day Mr. Maalouf was received warmly at the Maronite Church in London where he attended a memorial mass on the occasion of the beginning of the regional war in Lebanon on April 13th. (Click for pictures) (Click for article)

Sunday March 2, 2008: 

On the second day of his visit to the Lebanese American community in San Francisco Mr. Maalouf was received warmly at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church where he attend mass with the community. This was followed by a luncheon in his honor organized by the World Lebanese Cultural Union (WLCU). His remarks were about his book and how the Diaspora can move to help Lebanon out of its deadlock. After the luncheon and his remarks, Mr. Maalouf signed his book How Many Times... I Told You - Reflections, Memories and Hope for Lebanon. (Click for pictures) 

Saturday March 1, 2008:

Mr. Walid Maalouf was the keynote speaker at the Lebanese American Association's 17th annual gala dinner in San Francisco, California. He was one of three recipients of the Outstanding Leadership & Achievement Award. Several dignitaries attended the gala including the Consul General of Lebanon the Honorable Fadi HajAli and the Honorary Consul of Jordan Kamal Ayoub. In his remarks Mr. Maalouf outlined how the Lebanese Diaspora can effectively help Lebanon once and for all. After the dinner Mr. Maalouf signed his book. (Click for speech) (click for pictures)

Friday, January 30, 2008

The U.S. Agency for International Development celebrated the 2007 Annual Awards Ceremony and Mr. Walid Maalouf was a recipient of two Certificates of Appreciation: The first , in recognition of his unwavering support of the President’s foreign policy agenda to various U.S. Diaspora organizations and foreign audiences in both Arabic and English and the second, for his outstanding support of public diplomacy efforts in the Middle East. (Click for pictures)

The Honorable Antoine Azzam, the Consul General of Lebanon, hosted the book signing of Mr. Walid Maalouf at the Consulate General of Lebanon in New York. The book signing was followed by a reception. Members of the Lebanese American community and several dignitaries attended the event, including Ambassador Abdulrahman M. Gdaia of Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Nawaf Salam, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations and other officials from the United Nations. In his opening remarks, Mr. Azzam welcomed all attendees and introduced Mr. Maalouf. Mr. Maalouf offered his appreciation for this special event in the Consulate General of Lebanon, and noted that Mr. Azzam was the first Lebanese official to host a book signing event in the residence of Lebanon. (Click for Pictures)  

The Honorable Henrietta Fore, USAID Administrator and Director of US Foreign Assistance spoke a breakfast organized by the Lebanese American Renaissance Partnership and hosted by its Vice President Haleem Zihenni at the New York Athletic Club. The breakfast was attended by leaders of the Lebanese American business community as well as public officials such as Ms. Caroline Ziade, Deputy Representative of Lebanon to the UN; the Honorable Antoine Azzam, Consul General of Lebanon in New York; and the Honorable Jeanine Pirro, former District Attorney of Westchester County. (Click for pictures)

Friday, November 9, 2007:

Mr. Walid Maalouf, Director of Public Diplomacy attended the Tunisia Economic Forum and was on a panel with His Excellency Mohamed Al Nouri Al-Jouwaini, Tunisian Minister of Development & International Cooperation, Dr. Jassim Al-Mannai, Chairman & General Manager, Arab Monetary Fund, UAE and Mr. Jacques Sarraf, President of the Middle East Businessmed discussing the development and future vision of the Tunisian Economy. (Click for pictures) 

Friday, September 28, 2007:

The Los Angeles book signing of Mr. Walid Maalouf was co-sponsored by the House of Lebanon, the World Lebanese Cultural Union, the Los Angeles Beirut Sister City, the Los Angeles Cedars Rotary Club and the American Lebanese Medical Association at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Mr. Maalouf stated the objectives of his book and also spoke beyond this project outlining a strong, new and respected Lebanon based on three ideas: the territorial neutrality of Lebanon, the solution of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and the implementation of the parliamentary elections based on the smallest district of one vote one deputy. Mr. Maalouf also visited with the Lebanese Armenian American community, the Lebanese American Druze community and ended his trip to Californian in attending the Iftar of the Future Movement in Glendale. (Click for pictures) (Click for article)

Saturday, August 25, 2007:

Mr. Walid Maalouf delivered a speech about the United States Government commitments to Lebanon at the WLCU-Canadian Chapters meeting in Ottawa. On the following Sunday and Monday Mr. Maalouf visited with several Arab and Muslim Canadian communities to discuss USAID efforts in the broader Middle East and North Africa. (click for pictures)

Sunday July 1, 2007: 

The US March 14 gathering and the American Lebanese Coalition organized the book signing tour of Mr. Walid Maalouf in Detroit, Michigan. The visit started with a breakfast in honor of Mr. Maalouf in Dearborn hosted by the Future Movement. Several key Lebanese American leaders attended the breakfast which was followed by a visit to the Rafic Hariri Cedar Tree Memorial on the grounds of the Henry Ford Community College. The book signing event took place at the James Tamer Hall in Warren where Mr. Mel Zohrob and Mr. Ibrahim Margi welcomed the attendees and introduced Mr. Maalouf. (click for pictures)

Sunday, June 24, 2007:

Mr. Ibrahim Tannous and Profile News hosted the Boston book signing tour of Walid Maalouf on Sunday June 24, 2007 at the Hall of Our Lady of the Cedars in Jamaica Plain. Monsignor Joseph Lahoud and several members of the community attended the event. Dr. Alfred Saad introduced the book to the Lebanese American community with an eloquent speech in which he chronicled the literary and intellectual history of the Maalouf family.  Dr. Saad and Mr. Maalouf were bestowed the certificates of appreciation by Mr. Tannous the owner, editor and publisher of Profile News. (click for speech) (click for pictures)

Tuesday, June 19, 2007:

Ambassador Clovis Maksoud, Director of Global South at the American University in Washington DC hosted the book signing of Mr. Walid Maalouf which was attended by officials from the Department of State, USAID and the White House. Dr. Mary Jane Deeb, Chief of the African and Middle Eastern Division at Library of Congress,  Mr. J. Scott Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Asia and Near East Affairs and Dr. Wadi' D. Haddad, former Deputy Corporate Secretary of the World Bank discussed the Lebanese American role in promoting peace and development in Lebanon based on the materials in Mr. Maalouf's book, How Many Times... I Told You - Reflections, Memories and Hope for Lebanon. In his remarks, Mr. Maalouf thanked the panel for their kind words and explained the importance of the recommended UNSC territorial neutrality resolution of the Lebanese territory. (click for pictures)

Sunday, June 17, 2007:

Mr. Maalouf was received warmly at the Saint Jude Maronite Church in Orlando, Florida. He attended Mass with the Lebanese American community during which Mr. Amine Harb welcomed him and invited all the members of the community to join Mr. Maalouf in the Church Hall for his third stop in his book signing tour. Mr. Saba Shalhoub introduced Mr. Maalouf who again reiterated the importance of the neutrality resolution for Lebanon and the criticality of unity among all Lebanese. (click for pictures) 

Saturday, June 16, 2007:

The second stop for the book signing in Florida was in Tampa, where the Lebanese American Community gathered at the Oasis restaurant to meet Mr. Walid Maalouf who was introduced by Mr. Pierre Maroun. In his remarks Mr. Maalouf urged the community to unite to save Lebanon and spoke at length about the objective of his book and the neutrality resolution for Lebanon. (click for pictures)

Friday, June 15, 2007:

Tuesday, May 15, 2007:

The Paris chapter of the World Lebanese Cultural Union hosted the book signing of Mr. Walid Maalouf at the FIAP Center in Paris. Several dignitaries attend this event alongside members of the Lebanese French community. Insightful analysis of Mr. Walid Maalouf's book title How Many Times... I told You - Reflections, Memories and Hope for Lebanon was offered by former Minister Salim Al-Jahel, former Ambassador Samira El-Daher and Minister Counselor James Bullock representing the US Ambassador to France the Honorable Craig Roberts Stapleton. Mr. Walid Maalouf outlined the objectives of his book and introduced his idea for a stable, secure and prosperous Lebanon through the territorial neutrality of the Lebanese territories.  (click for pictures)

Monday April 30, 2007:

The United States Consulate organized for Mr. Maalouf meetings with members of the Middle Eastern Canadian community during which forthright conversations took place regarding democracy, peace, stability, prosperity and self determination in the broader Middle East and North Africa.  Mr. Maalouf participated in a video conference with  public affairs officers in all the US Consulates in Canada, and was interviewed by several local radio stations.  (click for pictures)

Sunday April 29, 2007:

Mr. Maalouf spoke before a large gathering of Lebanese Canadians which was followed by his book signing. In the afternoon he visited the construction site of the newly built Melkite Cathedral with Bishop Ibrahim Ibrahim. In the evening he attended a special dinner with several Lebanese Canadians where he also continued the signing of his new book How Many Times... I Told You . (click for pictures)

Saturday April 28, 2007:

Mr. Walid Maalouf visited the Lebanese Canadian community in Montreal. He attended the US-Canadian regional meeting of the World Lebanese Cultural Union where he received the Platinum Emigrante Award. He met with The Honorable Diane Finley, Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and other Canadians and Lebanese dignitaries at the Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great where he started his book tour. (click for pictures)

Thursday March 29, 2007:

Mr. Walid Maalouf presented at the Harvard Business School in partnership with the Middle East and North Africa Club a PowerPoint presentation about the work of the United States Agency for International Development's work in the broader Middle East and North Africa. Mr. Firas Abi-Nassif introduced Mr. Maalouf at the lecture which was attended by students from the Harvard Business and the Kennedy Government schools. (click for pictures)

Saturday March 24, 2007:

At the University of California in San Diego (UCSG) the Lebanese Campus Link (LCL) hosted its second annual convention where Mr. Walid Maalouf was the key note speaker. The activity was organized to honor the Marine Corps sacrifices in Lebanon. Local Channels 8 and 9 interviewed Mr. Maalouf about USAID efforts in the broader Middle East and North Africa. (click for pictures)

Friday March 23, 2007:

Al-Hurra Television aired its first one hour show about USAID work in the Middle East and interviewed Mr. Walid Maalouf, Director of Public Diplomacy in the four segments of the show at the headquarters of USAID in Washington, DC. The conversations varied from economic help, education, health in the region to democratic reforms.

Thursday November 16, 2006:

Mr. Walid Maalouf delivered a speech at a special dinner with the Lebanese French community where he made remarks assuring all Lebanese French that President Bush will not strike a deal with Syria over the democracy and stability of Lebanon. The trip to France was concluded by attending a high mass celebrating the Independence of Lebanon on Sunday November 19, 2006 at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church at the Foyer Libanais in Paris.   

Wednesday November 15, 2006:

Accepted an invitation from Radio Monte Carlo and appeared on the noon Arabic newscast with Tony Shamie. Mr. Maalouf responded to three questions: one about the internal Iraqi conflict, the second about Washington siding with Israel all the time and the third about the US policy in Lebanon.  

Tuesday November 14, 2006: 

Mr. Walid Maalouf met with the 14 of March gathering in Paris as well as the representatives of the Lebanese Forces. Discussions were about the LARP trip to Lebanon and the US commitment to free Lebanon from any Syrian hegemony. All those activities in Paris were organized by Mr. George Abi Raad, the General Secretary of the World Lebanese Cultural Union. 

Saturday November 11, 2006:

Delivered a speech in Arabic at the second day of the conference on behalf of the Lebanese American Renaissance Partnership (LARP) to the Lebanese people. In attendance LARP participants and members of the media, Deputy Samir Frengieh, former Deputy Fares Souaid and Mr. Nadim Bashir Gemayel.

Friday November 10, 2006:

Participated in the opening ceremony of the Lebanese American Renaissance Partnership conference at the Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut with Minister of Economy Sami Haddad representing Prime Minister Fouad Seniora, US Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman and Mr. George Hage the corporate leader of this mission. Several Lebanese dignitaries attend this conference, sixty Lebanese American business, entrepreneurs and community leaders and 150 business partners and members of the American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce.

Sunday June 18, 2006:

Walid Maalouf visited the municipality of Kfarkatra in the Shouf district of Lebanon to participate in the inauguration of the newly built Church Hall of Our Lady of Deliverance which was funded mainly by private US donors. Several deputies and dignitaries attended the event including Deputy Elie Aoun, Deputy Camille Maalouf and others. Mr. Maalouf and his delegation also visited the Druze community in Kfarkatra where he was received warmly at "Bet-El-Dayaa". 

Saturday June 17, 2006:

Friday June 16, 2006:

Walid Maalouf delivered a speech titled " My American Experience – A Land of Equal opportunity "  Notre Dame University in Louezi, Lebanon before the student body and faculty members which was followed by a period of question and answer.  

Later in the day Mr. Maalouf delivered at the Lebanese American University, Byblos campus, a speech titled " U.S. Foreign Assistance – The Challenges ” which was followed by a period of question and answer. In the evening, the former Secretary General of the Maronite League hosted a dinner in honor of Walid Maalouf which was attended by several deputies and civil society leaders.

Thursday June 15, 2006:

Walid Maalouf visited separately with His Eminence Patriarch Mar Nasrallah Peter Cardinal Sfeir,  the Sunni Mufti of Lebanon Sheik Mohammad Kabbani and the Chairman of the Shiite Higher Council Sheik Abdel Amir Kabalan. He briefed all leaders of USAID efforts in the broader Middle East and North Africa and reiterated the position of President George W. Bush that  the US support for the freedom, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon and the Lebanese people is a final position of the US government and it is a non-negotiable issue with any of Lebanon’s neighbors.

In the afternoon Mr. Maalouf visited the Municipality of Zahle.  The Mayor of Zahle and his 21-member council hosted the USAID delegation to a luncheon in “Wady El-Arayech” next to the famous Berdowni River.  The Maalouf family organized a welcome reception in honor of Walid Maalouf attended by more than 120 Maalouf family members at Saint Elias monastery.

Tuesday June 13, 2006:

Walid Maalouf led a discussion at the Ahram Regional Center with more than fifty senior Egyptian thinker, editors and NGO leaders.  Dr. Howieda Mostafa, Director of the Center hosted the event which was followed by a period of question and answer about the Egyptian American relations. This trip to Egypt ended with a reception in honor of Mr. Maalouf hosted by the Ambassador of Guatemala to Cairo His Excellency Antonio Maalouf.

Monday June 12, 2006:

Sunday June 11, 2006:

Walid Maalouf visited the American Center in Alexandria, Egypt where he met with the religious, academic, judiciary, media and NGO communities in Alexandria. They discussed USAID efforts in the broader Middle East and North Africa and several political issues that concerned the attendees.  He also visited the Egyptian Children's Center and saw a performance of the children and attended a presentation at the Alexandria Business Association about USAID program on Small and Micro enterprise projects. 

Thursday, May 25, 2006:

Saturday, May 20, 2006:

Thursday, March 30, 2006:

Mr. Walid Maalouf was the keynote speaker at the second anniversary of the DC Lebanese American Professionals (DCLAP) in Arlington , Virginia .   The title of the presentation was "U.S. Development in the Broader Middle East & North Africa - the role of Public Diplomacy."

Sunday, March 26, 2006:

Mr. Walid Maalouf spoke at the International Conference for the Lebanese Students of the World organized by the Lebanese Campus Link and honoring the life of Malcolm Kerr, former President of AUB.  On the first day of the conference Mr. Maalouf gave the students a presentation on USAID efforts in Lebanon and encouraged the U.S. participants to apply for Foreign Service positions at both USAID and the Department of State. 

Saturday, March 25, 2006:

Mr. Maalouf spoke before the Egyptian American community at the home of Mounir Bishay, which was attended by 25 leaders of the Copts community and others. Discussions focused on USAID help to Egypt and how the community in Los Angeles could be more involved in helping USAID disseminate information to their families and friends in their ancestral hometowns. Saturday evening the Consul General of Lebanon His Excellency Charbel Wehbeh hosted a dinner in honor of Mr. Maalouf that was attended by Lebanese American professionals from the Los Angeles area. 

Friday, March 24, 2006:  

Walid Maalouf was the keynote speaker at a special dinner in Los Angeles organized by the Assyrian American Association of Southern California and the Los Angeles Chapter of the Assyrian Aid Society.  More than a hundred members from both organizations attended the event.  In the presentation and the Q&A session that followed we talked about the reconstruction of Iraq , our objectives in supporting a stable and secure Iraq and assisting Iraqis in building capacity on the national and local level. The audience questioned the direct help of USAID to the Iraqi ChaldoAssyrian communities.

Thursday, March 23, 2006:

Walid Maalouf met with forty-five leaders of the Muslim American Community at the Council on American Islamic Relations in Anaheim , California . After a brief presentation on USAID efforts in the Broader Middle East and North Africa, a Q&A session took place and the discussions focused mainly on how as American citizens we can be a better bridge between America and our ancestral countries in the region. 

Sunday, February 5, 2006 :

Walid Maalouf was the key note speaker at the Lebanese Information Center  in San Francisco which sponsored a presentation about USAID and Democracy in Lebanon for the Lebanese American Community of the Bay area. Several local media outlets covered the event and the local Channel 4 late news aired a report about the issues that were discussed. After the presentation the WLCU chapter of San Francisco  hosted a dinner followed by a roundtable discussion. 

Saturday, February 4, 2006 :

Spoke at the annual dinner of the Assyrian Aid Society at the Assyrian American Civic Club of Turlock, California with more than 600 Iraqi Americans in attendance.  Mr. Maalouf was received warmly along with the newly elected deputy of the  Iraq parliament Yonadam Kanna. The dinner was attended also by local dignitaries and leaders of the ChaldoAssyrian Community.

Friday, February 3, 2006 :

Mr. Maalouf met with thirty-five leaders of the Muslim American Community at the Muslim Community Association in Santa Clara , California . A roundtable discussion and exchanges of ideas took place with a dinner organized by the San Francisco Bay area's Council on American Islamic Relations.