ELEVEN EXCHANGE VISITOR ALUMNI APPOINTED MEMBERS OF

UNCLAS AMMAN 007526 SIPDIS ECA/PE/V/C/P; ECA/PE/V/G/N; NEA/PPD (MQUINN); NEA/ARN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV OEXC JO SUBJECT: ELEVEN EXCHANGE VISITOR ALUMNI APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE NEW SENATE. ¶1. HM KING ABDULLAH APPOINTED A NEW SENATE TO THE UPPER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT ON NOVEMBER 17, 2003. ELEVEN OF THE FIFTY-FIVE SENATORS ARE ALUMNI OF THE EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM, INCLUDED FOUR WOMEN AND THREE JOURNALISTS. --H.E. DR. ABDUL SALAM MAJALI, FORMER PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF DEFENSE, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN. DR. MAJALI PARTICIPATED IN THE IV PROGRAM IN 1966, ¶1979. --H.E. DR. ABDUL RAZZAK TUBAISHAT, FORMER MINISTER OF MUNICIPALITY AND RURAL AFFAIRS SINCE JUNE 2001. FORMER DEPUTY, LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT. DR. TUBAISHAT PARTICIPATED IN THE IV PROGRAM IN 1982. --H.E. MR. SALEH QALAB, COLUMNIST AND FORMER MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE. MR. QALAB PARTICIPATED IN THE IV PROGRAM ON "THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CONVENTION" IN 1996 --H.E. DR. AWAD KHLEIFAT, FORMER DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND FORMER MINISTER OF INTERIOR, FORMER PRESIDENT OF MU'TAH UNIVERSITY. DR. KHLEIFAT PARTICIPATED IN THE IV PROGRAM ON "UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION" IN 1991. --H.E. MS. IN'AM MUFTI, FORMER MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ADVISOR TO HM QUEEN NOOR. MS. MUFTI PARTICIPATED IN THE IV PROGRAM IN 1978. --H.E. DR. AREF BATAYNEH, FORMER MINISTER OF HEALTH. DR. BATAYNEH PARTICIPATED IN THE VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM ON "IPR, PATENT PROTECTION FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS," IN ¶1996. --H.E. MS. WIJDAN SAKET, PRESIDENT, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN CLUB. MS. SAKET PARTICIPATED IN THE MEPI PROGRAM ON "WOMEN AS LEADERS: U.S. ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS," IN 2002. --H.E. MS. MAY ABU SAMEN, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE JORDANIAN NATIONAL FORUM, THE HASHEMITE FUND FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. MS. ABU SAMEN PARTICIPATED IN THE MEPI PROGRAM ON "WOMEN AS LEADERS: U.S. ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS," IN 2002. --H.E. MS. SUBHIA MA'ANI, BUSINESS WOMEN. MS. MA'ANI PARTICIPATED IN THE IV PROGRAM ON "GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY IN THE U.S.," IN 1999 --H.E. MR. JEHAD AL MOMANI (EL-MOH'D),WRITER, AL RA'I NEWSPAPER, AND CHIEF EDITOR OF SHEHAN WEEKLY. MR. MOMANI PARTICIPATED IN THE IV PROGRAM ON "THE ROLE OF THE PRESS IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY," IN 1995 --H.E. MR. TAREQ MASARWEH, COLUMNIST, AL RA'I NEWSPAPER. MR. MASARWEH PARTICIPATED IN THE IV PROGRAM IN 1983 GNEHM