Helsinki Commission to Hold Briefing on the Implications of the Egyptian Election Results

WASHINGTON - Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), Chairman of the United States Helsinki Commission, announced that the Commission will hold a briefing on the results and implications of the recent elections in Egypt:

THE MEANING OF EGYPT'S ELECTIONS
AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE MIDDLE EAST
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
2360 Rayburn House Office Building

The panelist will include:

Mr. Thomas Garrett, Director of Middle East and North Africa Program
International Republican Institutes

Dr. Amr Hamzawy, Senior Associate
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Mr. Khairi Abaza
Past Secretary, Wafd Party
Visiting Fellow, The Washington Institute