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12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=6 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>The Harvard Kennedy School</span></font></b></strong></p>

<p class=MsoTitle align=center style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;
margin-left:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=6 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Arab
Caucus</span></font></b></strong></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=4 face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:normal'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></strong></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><em><i><font size=5
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Invites you
to</span></font></i></em></p>

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font-family:Garamond'>&nbsp; </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoBodyTextIndent align=center style='margin-right:-2.15pt;margin-bottom:
0pt;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font size=6 color="#cc0000" face=Garamond><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:
  Garamond;color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold'>LEBANON</span></font></b><b><font
size=6 color="#cc0000" face=Garamond><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:
Garamond;color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold'>:</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoBodyTextIndent align=center style='margin-right:-2.15pt;margin-bottom:
0pt;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><font
size=6 color="#cc0000" face=Garamond><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:
Garamond;color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Assassination of
Hariri</span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoBodyTextIndent align=center style='margin-right:-2.15pt;margin-bottom:
0pt;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><font
size=6 color="#cc0000" face=Garamond><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:
Garamond;color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>And the Cedar
Revolution</span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=4 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></strong></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><em><i><font size=5
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>A
presentation by</span></font></i></em></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=4 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></strong></p>

<p class=MsoBodyTextIndent align=center style='margin-right:-2.15pt;margin-bottom:
0pt;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=6 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Garamond;
font-weight:bold'>Talal Salman</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoBodyTextIndent align=center style='margin-right:-2.15pt;margin-bottom:
0pt;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=6 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Garamond;
font-weight:bold'>Youssef Heneine</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=4 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></strong></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=4 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></strong></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><em><i><font size=5
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Topics
covered</span></font></i></em></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></strong></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=5 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Symbol;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&middot;</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font><em><b><i><font size=5 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
  font-family:Garamond;letter-spacing:-.15pt;font-weight:bold'>Lebanon</span></font></i></b></em><em><b><i><font
size=5 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Garamond;
letter-spacing:-.15pt;font-weight:bold'>'s history and political system</span></font></i></b></em></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=5 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Symbol;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&middot;</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font><em><b><i><font size=5 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Garamond;letter-spacing:-.15pt;font-weight:bold'>Role of Rafik
Hariri in rebuilding Lebanon</span></font></i></b></em></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=5 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Symbol;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&middot;</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font><em><b><i><font size=5 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Garamond;letter-spacing:-.15pt;font-weight:bold'>Lebanese-Syrian
relationships</span></font></i></b></em></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=5 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Symbol;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&middot;</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font><em><b><i><font size=5 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Garamond;letter-spacing:-.15pt;font-weight:bold'>Role of Hezbollah
in Arab-Israeli conflict</span></font></i></b></em></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=5 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Symbol;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&middot;</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font><em><b><i><font size=5 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
 font-family:Garamond;letter-spacing:-.15pt;font-weight:bold'>US</span></font></i></b></em><em><b><i><font
size=5 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Garamond;
letter-spacing:-.15pt;font-weight:bold'> and France foreign policies</span></font></i></b></em></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=5 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Symbol;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&middot;</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font><em><b><i><font size=5 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Garamond;letter-spacing:-.15pt;font-weight:bold'>UN Security
Council Resolution 1559</span></font></i></b></em></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=5 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Symbol;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&middot;</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font><em><b><i><font size=5 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Garamond;letter-spacing:-.15pt;font-weight:bold'>Future challenges </span></font></i></b></em></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></strong></p>

<h2 align=center style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=5 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Wednesday,
March 23<sup>rd</sup>, 2005, 5:30 pm 7:30 pm</span></font></b></h2>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:
bold'>In Wiener Auditorium, Taubman Building, Ground Floor</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
  face=Garamond><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:
  bold'>Kennedy</span></font></b><b><font size=4 face=Garamond><span
 style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'> School</span></font></b><b><font size=4 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Garamond;font-weight:bold'> of Government</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
  face=Garamond><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:
  bold'>Harvard</span></font></b><b><font size=4 face=Garamond><span
 style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'> University</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-right:-6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:
0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></strong></p>

<p class=MsoSubtitle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><em><i><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Pizza and soft drinks
will be served</span></font></i></em></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Talal F
Salman</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>President</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Arab Caucus</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 color=black
  face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Kennedy</span></font><font
 color=black><span style='color:black'> School</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> of Government</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 color=black
  face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Harvard</span></font><font
 color=black><span style='color:black'> University</span></font></p>

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