Australia-Gulf Lecture: Looking East: GCC ties with Australia and China - Dr Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg

The Lowy Institute for International Policy is pleased to invite you to attend the third annual Australia-Gulf Lecture. This years's lecture will be delivered by Dr Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg, Assistant Secretary General for Negotiations and Strategic Dialogue, of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Dr Aluwaisheg will be speaking on 'Looking East: GCC ties with Australia and China'. Before taking up his current position Dr Aluwaisheg was Director General, International Economic Relations, in the GCC. Prior to joint the GCC headquarters he served as a staff economist at the United Nations in New York in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and an adjunct professor of econometrics, development economics and international trade at Columbia University and New School University in New York. He also previously served as an advisor to the Minister of Labour in Saudi Arabia. He has Ph.D. in (Economics) from New York University and a J.S.D. in (International Trade Law) from Columbia University. This Australia-Gulf lecture is designed to promote a greater awareness and understanding of the growing relationship between Australia and the countries of the Gulf region. It is delivered annually by a leading business or political figure from Australia or the Gulf region. Etihad Airways is the principal partner for the Australia-Gulf Lecture Series.