Special Luncheon for US Assistant Secretary of Commerce

<p>Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) held a business lunch with Mr. William H. Lash III, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance, International Trade Administration at the US Department of Commerce, at Doha Sheraton on March 31, 2005. The meeting was attended by Mr. Issa Abu Issa, QBA Secretary General, and members of QBA Mr. Khaled A. Al Mannai and Mr. Hamad A. Al Kawary together with Mr. Bassam Massouh,General Manager of QBA. The event encompassed discussions on the expected Qatari-US FTA and its impact on the private sector and economic development of Qatar.</p>

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