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Greenwich, CT - GREENWICH-BASED FRIENDSHIP AMBASSADORS FOUNDATION HAS ANOTHER MOMENT OF PRIDE AS ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PATRICK SCIARRATTA, IS INVITED TO HIS SECOND ROYAL CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
KING MOHAMMED VI OF MOROCCO HAS INVITED MR. SCIARRATTA TO ATTEND THE 2011 NOBEL LAUREATES CONFERENCE IN FEZ, FROM APRIL 30 THROUGH MAY 4. THE ALL-EXPENSE PAID TRIP WILL BRING MR. SCIARRATTA TOGETHER WITH GLOBAL LUMINARIES TO DISCUSS THE ROLE OF YOUTH LEADERS IN THE CHANGING MIDDLE EAST LANDSCAPE. FROM THE INVITATION:
"This unique event will be held under the High Patronage and Chairmanship of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. It will be an opportunity for dozens of Nobel Laureates and prominent international players from the public sector and civil society, to get together and engage in a frank and open dialogue on the major challenges facing our society. The meeting will focus on human and social development that is a central theme on His Majesty's agenda. The Fez Nobel Laureates Conference will galvanize this unique community of thinkers and leaders to come up with concrete initiatives on education, healthcare, culture, economy and on issues of special relevance to tomorrow's generation."
This is the second time Mr. Sciarratta has been invited to discuss youth and other development issues in the Middle East. In 2008, King Abdullah and Elie Weisel invited Mr. Sciarratta to attend the Petra Conference of Nobel Laureates. There, they discussed ways to develop youth leaders for futures in the sciences throughout the Middle East and North Africa. This year's gathering is much more timely and has youth on its agenda, not as an aside for future support, but as the main topic of the day. Youth under the age of 26 comprise as much as 70% of local populations in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region. Delegates invited to the Petra conference with Mr. Sciarratta included the Dalai Lama, Simon Peres, Abu Masr, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristoff, and many others.
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