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America.TheguideisnowavailableontheAAF-CESTwebsite.2.LaunchingaVisitationProgramwherestudentsfromAlgeriavisitahostinstitutionintheUSAtolearnandbeexposedtoagiventechnologicaladvanceorconcept.3.LaunchinganObservershipmedicalprogramincollaborationwithtwosisterorganizationsintheUS.InthisnewsletteryouwillfindmoreinformationontheongoingactivitiesofyourFoundation.Onbehalfoftheboard,IthankyouforyoursupportandcontinuedconfidenceinthemissionoftheAAF-CEST.PleasebeassuredthattheboardoftheAAF-CESTisdeterminedtohaveyounotonlyinformedonitsactivitiesbutalsotoseeyouengagedinitsaffairs.Prof.NoureddineMelikechiAAF-CEST,Chairman

Message of the Chairman

ThecurrentissuefocusesonanewlyinitiatedInternationalExchangeProgram(Page3)

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Newsletter of the Algerian-American Foundation For Culture, Education, Science and Technology

DearmemberoftheAAF-CEST:IwouldliketothankyouforyourwillingnesstojointheAlgerianAmericanFoundationforCulture,Education,ScienceandTechnology(AAF-CEST)andforyoursupportofitsmission.TheAAF-CESThasfocuseditseffortsonthefollowing:1.DevelopingaguideforstudentsinAlgeriawhoareinterestedinstudyingintheUnitedStatesof

InthisissueRecentActivities .02 Electionsofnewboardmembers,studyingintheUSA:GuideforAlgerianStudents.(Page2)

US-AlgeriaNews .04

GuestProfile .05 ThisissuehighlightsthecareerofhisExcellencyMadjidBouguerra.(Page5)

ThelatestnewsofUS-Algerianpartnerships(Page4)

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WearepleasedtoannouncethatthreemembersTOTHEAAFhavebeenelectedtotheBoardofDirectorswithaparticipationrateofmorethan75%.Thefollowingmemberswillserveontheboardforaperiodof3years,startingJanuary1,2017:MouniaChaib,AliFeliachi,andGhaniaAit-Ghezali.Thenewmemberswillreplacethreeofthecurrentboardmembers,namelyHimedKherbache,BelgacemHabaandSamBeddarwhosetermsendonDecember31,2016.WearegratefultoHimed,BelkacemandSamfortheirserviceandwelcometheircontinuedcontributiontotheAAF.ThenewboardwillconveneinJanuarytoelectnewofficersandplantheFoundation'sactivityfor2017.

TheAAFhasconductedelectionsofnewBoardMembers

Recent activities of the AAF

Dean and Professor of Physics and Applied Physics Kennedy College of Sciences University of Massachusetts Lowell

Noureddine Melikechi Chairman

Director, Engineering Mechanics Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Amar Chaker Vice-Chairman

Board Members

DevelopingaguideforstudentsinAlgeriawhoareinterestedinstudyingintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Aguidetargetedtothisgroupofstudentsisnowavailableonlineat:

http://algerianamericanfoundation.org/pdf/Brochure_Studying_United_States_Final.pdf.

WeencourageyoutoletstudentsinAlgeriaknowabouttheavailabilityofthisguide.

TheAAFpublishesaguideforAlgerianstudents

Art & Culture

“TheThinker”,Broze,13”x10”x9byKhalilBendibwww.bendib.com(Seebiographyinpage3)

Rahmouna Rouni Quality Projects Engineer Pyramid Consulting Group

AliFeliachiProfessor, West Virginia University

LeilaHamroun-YazidArchitect, Founder of Past Forward Architecture

AbdennourAbbasProfessor, University of Minnesota

GhaniaAit-GhezalaScientist, Roskamp institute

LotfiBelblidiaSenior Engineer, Studsvik

Mounia Chaib Freelance Translator

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InternationalExchangeProgram

InanefforttofostermutualeducationalandculturalexchangebetweenthepeopleoftheUnitedStatesandAlgeria,AAF-CESTdevelopedaninternationalexchangeprogramtofacilitateeducationalvisitsstudentsandAlgerianprofessionalstotheUnitedStatesandhelpbothpartiescultivaterelationshipsthatsupporteducationalenrichmentinareasof

Spotlight on Current Projects

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sharedinterests.Theinternationalexchangeprogramincludestwodifferentcategories:Observership:Thisprogramconsistsinobservingpatientcareinahealthcaresetting,forthespecificpurposeofgainingprofessionalskills,learningnewtreatmentapproaches,gainingknowledge,andbeingexposedseveralmedicalpracticeattitudes.An

TamdaOuguemoun,aquietbeachintheCityofTigzirt(Tizi-Ouzou,Algeria).Wecanseetheoctopus-shapedrestaurantontherocks.

KhalilBendibKhalilmovedtotheUSasaforeignstudentattheageof20.HeholdsaMaster’sdegreeinEastAsiaLanguagesandCulturesobtainedinLosAngeles.From1987to1995KhalilworkedaseditorialcartoonistwiththeGannettnewspapersattheirCaliforniaflagshipnewspaper,theSanBernardinoSun,wherehespentthefollowingeightyearsandwonnumerousawardsforhiswork.Khalilisalsoaprolificsculptor.Amonghispublicsculpturesareamonumentrememberingthe1948DeirYassinemassacreinPalestineattheSmithCollegesinNewYorkandanotheroneinMinneapolis.Khalilhasreceivedasteadystreamofcommissionsfromnon-profitorganizationssuchasOxfam,GreenPeace,GlobalExchange,theCaliforniaFacultyAssociation,CodePinkandtheUFW.In2016,hereceivedtheprestigiousAronsonawardforpoliticalcartooningatNewYork’sHunterCollege.Khalilhaspublishedseveralcollectionsofhiscartoons,whichhavegracedhepagesofmajornewspaperssuchastheNewYorkTimes,LATimesandUSAToday.In2011,heco-authoredagraphicnoveltitledZahra’sParadise,aboutthe2009GreenRevolutioninTehran,whichbecameaNewYorkTimesbestsellerandhasbeentranslatedinsixteenlanguagestodate.OriginalpagesfromthisgraphicnovelarenowpartoftheLibraryofCongress’permanentcollection.Since2002,KhalilBendibhasalsobeentheco-producerandco-hostofPacificaradio’sVoicesoftheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica,aweeklyshowthatairsonanumberofPacificaradiostationsandaffiliates..Agalleryofhiscartoonsandotherpoliticalartworkcanbeviewedatwww.bendib.com.

Algerian/American Profile

The AAF has initiated a new International Exchange Program

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ObservershipProgramismeanttobevoluntaryforinterestedphysiciansfromAlgeriaandvolunteerU.Sphysicianpreceptors.ThisyearwehadtheopportunitytoorganizethevisitoftwosurgeonsfromAlgeriatotheUSfora6weeksobeservership.WealsoarrangedforamedicaldoctorfromAlgeriawhoiscurrentlyintheUSforanObserveshipof3monthsinanIvyLeagueinstitution.Visitor:ThisprogramconsistsinhavingstudentsorprofessionalsfromAlgerianinstitutionsvisitandspendtimewithinaUSinstitutionintheirrespectivefieldsinordertogainfurtherknowledge,learnnewtechniquesorapproaches,orcomplementsomeoftheworktheyhavebeendoinginAlgeria.ThemembersofAAFincollaborationwiththeircurrentnetworkofprofessionalsintheUS,havebeenabletosecuremultiplevisitationopportunitiesinseveralinstitutions.TwomasterdegreelevelstudentsarescheduledtostarttheircancerbiologyvisitationinFebruary2017.In2016wehavebeenabletooffervisitationto2students.Bothstudentscompletedtheirinternshipsuccessfullyandalltheirobjectivesweremet.StudentW.H.said“thisopportunityallowedmetobeexposedtostateoftheartcuttingedgescienceinaveryshortamountoftime.Iwillneverforgetthisexperience”.

TheinternationalexchangecommitteegeneratedtheguidelinesfortheInternationalexchangeprogramtoprovideallcandidateswithrelevantrecommendationandadvices.TheObservershipProgramisincollaborationwiththeMaghreb-AmericanHealthFoundation(MAHF,Inc.)andtheAlgerianAmericanScientistsAssociation(AASA).ThevisitationprogramisincollaborationwithAASA.

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US-AlgeriaNews

August22,2016TheAmericanInternationalSchoolAlgierswasofficiallyinauguratedonAugust22,2016.TheopeningfollowsthesigningofanagreementtocreateanAmericanschoolinAlgiersbyAssistantSecretaryforNearEasternAffairsattheU.S.DepartmentofState,AnnePatterson,andAlgerianAmbassadortotheUnitedStates,MadjidBouguerra,inWashington,DConDecember29,2015.December110,2016/AlgerianPressService/TheAlgerian-AmericaForumonEnergywasheld14-15DecemberinHouston(Texas).Theforumaimstoboostthepartnershipsandinvestmentsbetweenthetwocountriesintheoilandenergysectors.February16,2017/The2017U.S.EmbassyAlgiersEntrepreneurshipBootCamp.TheBootCampisanintensive8-weekcoursedesignedtoprovidepre-launchandearly-stageentrepreneurswithastrongfoundationforbusinessplanning,launchandstartupoperation.GuidedbyanexpertsmallbusinessfacilitatorfromtheUnitedStates,participantswillworkindividuallyandinteamstodeveloptheirprivateenterpriseorsocialenterprise/NGOconcepts.ThedeadlineforapplicationisFebruary16,2017.

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MadjidBouguerrabecameambassadorofAlgeriatotheUnitedStatesonFeb.23,2015.AmbassadorBouguerrapreviouslyservedasministerdelegateinchargeofMaghrebandAfricanaffairsattheMinistryofForeignAffairs(2013-14),Algeria’sambassadortoGermany(2010-13),secretary-generalattheMinistryofForeignAffairs(2007-09)andambassadortoChina(2001-05).HewasalsoAlgeria’sambassadortoNiger(1992-97),itsambassadortoZambia(1987-90),counselorattheAlgerianPermanentMissiontotheUnitedNationsinNewYork(1981-85)andfirstsecretaryattheAlgerianEmbassyinTanzania(1978-81).Inaddition,AmbassadorBouguerrahasheldvariouspostingsattheMinistryofForeignAffairsAfricaDepartment,includingdirectorgeneral(1997-2001),director(1990-92)anddeputydirector(1986).AmbassadorBouguerraholdsadiplomafromtheNationalSchoolofAdministrationandadegreeineconomicsfromtheUniversityofAlgiers.HespeaksArabic,French,EnglishandintermediateGerman.

Guest Profile

“SincehisappointmentinWashington,AmbassadorBouguerra,hasbeenasupporteroftheworkoftheAAF-CEST,andafirmbelieverthatcultureandscienceaswellaseducationandtechnologycanbringaformidablecontributioninthestrengtheningofthealreadyexcellentrelationsbetweenAlgeriaandtheUnitedStates,particularlywhenitcomestosustainablerapprochementbetweentheourpeoples,deepeningourfriendshipwhichgoesbacktothesigningofourTreatyofPeaceandAmityinSeptember1795andtheadvancementofourmutualunderstanding.That’swhytheworkoftheAAF-CESTissoimportantandweallneedtosupportit.HappyandproductiveNewYear”.TheAlgerianEmbassyintheUnitedStates.

Madjid Bouguerra

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