Anwar Khalifa invited to White House by President Bush

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new york city, New York, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) November 12, 2010 -- Continuing upon the tradition of F&J staff and board members attending high level government functions, Anwar Khalifa of Tyler was one of two F&J invitees to the White House Iftar Dinner as guests of President George W. Bush.

The Freedom and Justice Foundation was invited by Mr. Andrew S. Natsios,Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to attend the Washington DC Ramadan Iftar Dinner on Thursday October 20, 2005. Four F&J board members attended, Mohamed Elibiary, Anwar Khalifa, Sahar Aziz JD and Ian Benouis JD. In attendance were White House, State Department, and National Security Council officials. Numerous Foreign Ambassadors, well known Think Tank and Academic personalities, and Islamic religious leaders were also in attendance. With approximately 50% of all foreign aid given by the United States now going to Muslim countries including our democratization programs, Muslim engagement with agencies like USAID is a vital component of America's National Security strategy.

President George W. Bush hosted the Annual White House Iftar Dinner on Monday October 17, 2005. "And for the first time in our nation's history, we have added a Koran to the White House Library", said the President.

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