Subject: IRAQ: Wednesday 1/5 Breakfast with the NEW Economic and Commercial Officer, U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team in Basrah
From: "Meghan Hagberg" <[email-masked]>
To: "Meghan Hagberg" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Jeff Donald" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:12:03 -0500

The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) is pleased to announce a breakfast briefing with

Mr. Stephen C. Simpson
Economic and Commercial Officer
U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team in Basrah, Iraq

Wednesday, January 5, 2011
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Hosted by Chevron

To RSVP please contact Meghan Hagberg at 212-490-0460 or [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

Biographical Information

Stephen Simpson is the newly-assigned Economic and Commercial Officer for the U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team in Basrah, Iraq. In this capacity he will be responsible for advancing U.S. economic and commercial interests in Basrah. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Simpson was Director for the Middle East and North Africa in the Bilateral and Regional Affairs Directorate of the Office of the Coordinator for Communications and Information Policy at the U.S. Department of State. He previously attended the National Foreign Affairs Training Center's Economic Studies program and served his associated practicum in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy. He has also served as Special Assistant in the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism. Mr. Simpson's overseas assignments include Economic Officer in Manama, Bahrain; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Consular Officer in Bogotá, Colombia. He is the recipient of multiple service decorations, including Meritorious and Superior Honor Awards.

Meghan Hagberg
Senior Program Officer
Business Council for International Understanding
1212 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Office: 212-490-0460
Mobile: 917-443-2966
Fax: 212-697-8526
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