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Treasury Secretary John Snow and Secretary of State Colin Powell will lead a delegation from the United States to the Forum on the Future meeting to be held in Rabat , Morocco on Saturday, December 11. The meeting will bring together foreign ministry and finance ministry representatives from the region, the G-8, and other interested nations. The Forum will be co-chaired by the United States and Morocco .
The Forum on the Future is a cooperative effort by the states of the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) region, the G-8 industrialized countries, and other partners. Forum members are united around a common agenda that advances the universal values of human dignity, democracy, economic opportunity and social justice.
BMENA States: Afghanistan, Algeria, Arab League, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Authority, Quatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
G-8: Canada , France , Germany , Italy , Japan , United Kingdom , United States
Other states: Netherlands , Turkey
The following events are open to the media presenting media credentials and photo identification:
Friday, December 10
Press Availability with Moroccan Finance Minister Fathallah Oualalou
3:45 pm local time
Moroccan Ministry of Finance
Rabat , Morocco
Saturday, December 11
Opening Plenary Session
Opening Remarks
9:00 am local time
Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Rabat , Morocco
** Top of meeting open to cameras only
** Text will be available
Joint Press Conference of Forum Co-Chairs
(Sec. Snow, Sec. Powell and Minister Oualalou and Minister Benaissa)
1:00 pm local time
Moroccan Ministry of Interior Annex
Rabat , Morocco
** Media must be set up by 12:00 pm local time for security sweeps
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