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Brenden Gammill participates in Bilateral Model Arab League

2018 Mar 2

Brenden Gammill of Little Rock, AR, was among a group of twenty University of Arkansas at Little Rock students to attend the Bilateral Model Arab League conference Feb. 16-18 at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

The Model Arab League is a student leadership development program created by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. It is a simulation of an international organization, the League of Arab States, which represents 22 countries.

The students got a chance to put their diplomatic skills to use as they had a special meeting with Deputy Vice Consul General of Qatar Ahmad Al Jufairi at the Qatar Consulate on Feb. 16.

"It was such a great experience for the students to participate in this conference and especially to have a meeting at the Consulate," said Dr. Rebecca Glazier, associate professor of public affairs and advisor to the UA Little Rock Model Arab League. "They were incredibly professional, and I am so proud of the thoughtful questions they asked of Mr. Al Jufairi. I saw them using what they learned in committee sessions the next day, so I know it was really helpful."

A team of 20 UA Little Rock students will attend the National Model Arab League Conference April 4-9 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The group will also visit Jordan's embassy and the White House.