The U.S.-Lebanon Dialogue Program encourages productive U.S.-Lebanon relations, promotes discussion on Lebanon in Washington, and supports initiatives that strengthen Lebanese independence and sovereignty.
MESG’s current work reflects its past efforts, which launched the group’s Middle East Investment Initiative, a public-private partnership of the Aspen Institute, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the Palestinian Investment Fund. MEII’s Loan Guarantee Fund is a $228 million loan guarantee program for small and medium-sized businesses in the Palestinian Territories.
The U.S.-Palestinian Partnership is a public-private endeavor that creates economic opportunity for the Palestinian people and prepares Palestinian youth for the responsibilities of citizenship and good governance.
The Middle East Strategy Group (MESG) program supports pragmatic economic and policy initiatives that advance prospects for peace, build trust, enhance regional stability, and economic development in the Middle East. MESG’s chairs include former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright, Senators Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Hagel. The MESG engages in dialogue, strat
As part of the US-Iran Dialogue Initiative, implemented in partnership with the US State Department’s International Visitors Program, the MESG designed, organized and administered three seminars aiming to bring together leading American and Iranian experts to exchange knowledge and best practices in a number of areas that are of common interest and present challenges to both countries. Mo
The Aspen Institute and the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation (LRF) convened a full-day meeting on “Lebanon: The Swing State of a New Levant,” on Friday, December 12th, in Washington, DC.
Focused on a comprehensive approach towards the Middle East, the Middle East Programs include the US-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership, and the US-Lebanon Dialogue.
