Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with former U.S. Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright at his current New York residence on Monday, where they discussed the current developments in Egypt and the region. The meeting came shortly before Sisi met with former US President Bill Clinton and former US Secretary of State and potential presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Sisi met a group of businessmen of the American Chamber of Commerce, state-run MENA agency reported, with whom he reviewed the measures taken by Egypt to stimulate investment in light of the grand projects currently being executed in the country. The president also met with members of the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), which was established as a White House initiative under former U.S. President Eisenhower in 1955 to promote “dialogue and alliances between world businesses and political leaders.” Sisi embarked on a trip to the U.S. on Sunday, his first since he was elected president in June, to represent Egypt in the United Nations’ General Assembly’s 69th session. Sisi will also attend the UN Climate Summit, scheduled for September 23 in New York. The United States Department of State invited…
Egypt’s President Sisi meets top US politicians, former Secretaries of State
September 23, 2014
