Iraq

Revised January 2007

Economic Pillar

Entrepreneurship

Middle East Entrepreneur Training in the United States ( MEET U.S. )
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, the Palestinian Territories

University of California San Diego, Beyster Institute 
FY05 $3,970,000

This program implements the Middle East Entrepreneur Training in the U.S. (MEET U.S.) program and includes the following activities: 1) delivery of ICT and business services seminars, 2) provision of business development training and mentoring to entrepreneurs at Centers of Entrepreneurial Excellence in Bahrain and Morocco, 3) a businesswomen's summit for more than 200 women from the region, 4) establishment of a network of businesswomen's hubs and speaker bureaus in eight countries, and 5) delivery of resource mobilization training to civil society and non-governmental organization managers from the region.

LaBIP (Legal and Business Internship Program)
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, the Palestinian Territories

AMIDEAST
FY05 $2,160,000

The program brings approximately 40 Middle Eastern women from the business and legal professions to the United States to participate in a month-long graduate-level law or business program followed by a five-month internship at leading U.S. legal or business institutions.

Trade/Transparency

G-8 OECD Governance and Investment for Development Initiative
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, the Palestinian Territories

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
FY05 $500,000

The project improves public governance and investment with a view to promoting economic development, job creation and human and social development in 16 countries in the region. It is comprised of two initiatives: 1) modernizing public governance and 2) mobilizing investment for development. Both initiatives utilize working groups of influential leaders to identify and analyze barriers to reform as well as develop strategies for overcoming barriers. The working groups then develop national action plans and strategic frameworks to implement the plans.

Education Pillar

Student Leaders Study of the United States Institutes
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestinian Territories, Iraq

Georgetown University, University of Delaware, Benedictine University, Montana State University, and Dickinson College
FY05 $2,500,000

The program supports Student Leaders Study of the United States Institutes, intensive six-week training sessions hosted by U.S. universities that introduce highly motivated students from the Middle East to American culture and values and that provide instruction in leadership, problem-solving, entrepreneurial skills, and civic rights and responsibilities.