Jun 16, 2025
AGSI Celebrates Opening of New Office
The board and staff of the Arab Gulf States Institute were honored to welcome H.E. Dr. Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the president of the United Arab Emirates, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the institute’s new office in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2025 – The board and staff of the Arab Gulf States Institute were honored to welcome H.E. Dr. Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the president of the United Arab Emirates, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the institute’s new office in Washington, DC on May 13.
The event served as a celebration of AGSI’s continued growth and deepening engagement with the Gulf region. The new office is designed to foster both in-person and hybrid engagement, enabling AGSI to host a range of programs, roundtables, and high-level dialogues. It will also serve as a hub for visiting fellows and regional experts.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony featured remarks from Dr. Gargash and AGSI President Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman, followed by a reception and tour of the facility.
Dr. Gargash said, “It is really an honor to be asked to be part of the ribbon ceremony at AGSI. We are celebrating 10 years of success for AGSI and for AGSI making an impact. It is doing a great job, and it is great to be here.”
Amb. Silliman said, “It is an honor and a pleasure to have Dr. Anwar Gargash here to celebrate our 10th anniversary, our new website, and the dedication of our new office suite. We can think of no one better to dedicate this space than Dr. Gargash, who has been with us for much of those 10 years and has been very supportive.”
AGSI Board Chair Ambassador C. David Welch said, “It was an honor to have Dr. Anwar Gargash cut the ribbon at the formal opening of AGSI’s new offices, together with AGSI board and staff. Dr. Gargash’s presence, and his personal work over the years, underscores AGSI’s mission to build bridges of understanding between the Gulf Arab states and the United States, now entering our second decade.”
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The Arab Gulf States Institute is an independent, nonprofit institution dedicated to highlighting the importance of the relationship between the United States and the Gulf region through free and open exchange of multiple points of view on issues that concern the Gulf.
AGSI strives to support this goal by:
- Providing expert analysis and thoughtful debate on the economic, energy, environmental, security, social, cultural, and political dimensions of the Gulf Arab states as well as their relations with the United States and other countries.
- Informing a global audience of policymakers, legislators, businesspeople, academics, media, youth, and others as the foundation for strategic decisions regarding this important region.
- Employing multiple avenues to inform public understanding of the importance of the relationship between the United States and the Gulf Arab states.
- Encouraging strong academic coverage by developing scholars who concentrate on the study of the region.
